Preferred Name |
Aganglionic Megacolon |
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Synonyms |
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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Aganglionic_Megacolon |
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DEFINITION |
A congenital disorder characterized by the absence of myenteric ganglion cells in the distal colon. It results in a functional stenosis of the distal colon and a massive distention of the proximal colon. |
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FULL_SYN |
Hirschsprung's Disease Hirschsprung Disease |
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label |
Aganglionic Megacolon |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:Aganglionic_Megacolon |
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prefLabel |
Aganglionic Megacolon |
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subClassOf |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Non-Neoplastic_Intestinal_Disorder |
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