Term: megacolon: an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung's disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)
Candidate hypernym: organ: a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function → 1
Candidate hypernym: sapindus: type genus of the Sapindaceae → 0
Candidate hypernym: exchange: chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another → 0
Candidate hypernym: anatomist: an expert in anatomy → 0
Candidate hypernym: cryptophyceae: motile usually brownish-green protozoa-like algae → 0
Candidate hypernym: fenestration: the arrangement of windows in a building → 0
Candidate hypernym: platform: the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system → 0
Candidate hypernym: syntax checker: a program to check natural language syntax → 0
Candidate hypernym: eastern coral snake: ranges from Central America to southeastern United States → 0
Candidate hypernym: fuel-air explosive: a device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges; the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen; the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below → 0
Candidate hypernym: meristem: undifferentiated tissue from which new cells are formed, as at the tip of a stem or root → 0