"megacolon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: megacolons [plural]
Etymology: From mega- + colon. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mega|colon}} mega- + colon Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} megacolon (countable and uncountable, plural megacolons)
  1. (uncountable) Abnormal dilatation of the colon, not caused by mechanical obstruction. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-megacolon-en-noun-isUKyAEf Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mega- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mega-: 46 54
  2. (countable) A colon thus enlarged. Tags: countable Translations (all senses): mégacôlon [masculine] (French), megacolon [masculine] (Italian), megacolon [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-megacolon-en-noun-WVV153x7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mega-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mega-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of 'all senses': 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: toxic megacolon

Inflected forms

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