Idiopathic megacolon
idiopathic megacolon n.
Megacolon resulting in constipation, associated with faulty bowel habits and thin musculature of the colon.
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[id-ee-op-uh-thee] /ˌɪd iˈɒp ə θi/ noun, plural idiopathies. 1. a disease not preceded or occasioned by any known morbid condition. /ˌɪdɪˈɒpəθɪ/ noun (pl) -thies 1. any disease of unknown cause n. 1640s, Modern Latin, from Greek idiopatheia, from comb. form of idios “one’s own” (see idiom) + -patheia, comb. form of pathos “suffering, disease, feeling” […]