Rapunzel syndrome

noun

The rare condition of having eaten large quantities of hair, which subsequently become lodged within a long portion of the intestine.

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Meanings

nounRapunzel syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe rare condition of having eaten large quantities of hair, which subsequently become lodged within a long portion of the intestine.

Origin

After the fairy-tale character with long hair which she let down as a ladder.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 毛石腸梗阻綜合徵 /毛石肠梗阻综合征
  • 毛石腸梗阻綜合徵 /毛石肠梗阻综合征 (máoshí chánggěngzǔ zōnghézhēng)condition
Dutch rapunzelsyndroom
  • rapunzelsyndroomcondition
Finnish Rapunzelin oireyhtymä
  • Rapunzelin oireyhtymäcondition
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APA

Rapunzel syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rapunzel%20syndrome

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“Rapunzel syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rapunzel%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rapunzel syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rapunzel%20syndrome.

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