Definitions

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  • noun medicine A medical condition involving absence of ganglia.

Etymologies

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a- + ganglion + -osis

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Examples

  • Born with total intestinal aganglionosis, Aria is "fed" through her veins, but the liquid diet has caused life-threatening liver damage.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2009

  • Functional diseases: functional obstructive bowel diseases, congenital or acquired aganglionosis, Ogilvie syndrome, megacolon, irritable bowel disease

    PLoS Medicine: New Articles Salomone Di Saverio et al. 2009

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