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Hirschsprung disease (hirsh´sproong) congenital absence of parasympathetic nerve ganglia in part or all of the colon, resulting in absence of peristalsis in that portion and massive enlargement of the part preceding it, with constipation and obstruction. Called also aganglionic or congenital megacolon.
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