Medical term:
aganglionosis
aganglionosis
[ah-gang″gle-on-o´sis]congenital absence of parasympathetic ganglion cells, such as in congenital megacolon.
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a·gan·gli·o·no·sis
(ā-gang'glē-ō-nō'sis),The state of being without ganglia; for example, absence of ganglion cells from the myenteric plexus as a characteristic of congenital megacolon.
[G. ā- priv. + ganglion + -osis, condition]
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a·gan·gli·o·no·sis
(ā-gang'glē-ŏ-nō'sis)The state of being without ganglia; e.g., absence of ganglion cells from the myenteric plexus as a characteristic of congenital megacolon.
[G. ā- priv. + ganglion + -osis, condition]
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