aganglionosis

aganglionosis

 [ah-gang″gle-on-o´sis] congenital absence of parasympathetic ganglion cells, such as in congenital megacolon.

a·gan·gli·o·no·sis

(ā-gang'glē-ō-nō'sis), The state of being without ganglia; for example, absence of ganglion cells from the myenteric plexus as a characteristic of congenital megacolon. [G. ā- priv. + ganglion + -osis, condition]

a·gan·gli·o·no·sis

(ā-gang'glē-ŏ-nō'sis) The state of being without ganglia; e.g., absence of ganglion cells from the myenteric plexus as a characteristic of congenital megacolon. [G. ā- priv. + ganglion + -osis, condition]