toxic megacolon

noun

An acute and severe form of megacolon, usually a complication of inflammatory bowel disease.

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Meanings

nountoxic megacolon (plural toxic megacolons)

plural toxic megacolons

  1. medicineAn acute and severe form of megacolon, usually a complication of inflammatory bowel disease.
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