HIRSCHSPRUNG'S DISEASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hirschsprung's disease mean? 

• HIRSCHSPRUNG'S DISEASE (noun)
  The noun HIRSCHSPRUNG'S DISEASE has 1 sense:

1. congenital condition in which the colon does not have the normal network of nerves; there is little urge to defecate so the feces accumulate and cause megacolon

  Familiarity information: HIRSCHSPRUNG'S DISEASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HIRSCHSPRUNG'S DISEASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Congenital condition in which the colon does not have the normal network of nerves; there is little urge to defecate so the feces accumulate and cause megacolon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

congenital megacolon; Hirschsprung's disease

Hypernyms ("Hirschsprung's disease" is a kind of...):

congenital disease; genetic abnormality; genetic defect; genetic disease; genetic disorder; hereditary condition; hereditary disease; inherited disease; inherited disorder (a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically)

 Context examples 

Oncogenic RET mutations are associated with Hirschsprung's disease, Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia, pheochromocytoma, hyperparathyroidism and medullary thyroid cancer.

(Oncogene RET, NCI Thesaurus)