Definition of hirschsprung's disease in English English dictionary
Congenital aganglionic megacolon, a disorder in which the bowel is obstructed by an aganglionic section of bowel and the colon becomes enlarged
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
Turkish - English
Definition of hirschsprung's disease in Turkish English dictionary
(Tıp) Kalın barsakta bazı sinir hücrelerinin yokolması şeklindeki doğuştan bozukluk.Barsaklar feçesi (Dışkı) ileri hareket ettiremez,böylece barsaklar bloke olur.Karın şişer. bkz: Megacolon
hirschsprung's disease
Hyphenation
hirschsprung's dis·ease
Pronunciation
Etymology
() After Harald Hirschsprung (1830–1916), Danish physician who first described it.