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Ogilvie syndrome

Ogilvie syndrome noun: a form of acute megacolon.

Noun

Ogilvie syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A form of acute megacolon.

Origin of Ogilvie syndrome

Named after British surgeon Sir William Heneage Ogilvie, who first reported it in 1948.

Questions about Ogilvie syndrome

What does Ogilvie syndrome mean?
Ogilvie syndrome means a form of acute megacolon.
What part of speech is Ogilvie syndrome?
Ogilvie syndrome is a noun.

Words near Ogilvie syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Oghuzz
  2. ogi
  3. Ogier
  4. Ogikubo
  5. Ogilvie
  6. Ogilvie syndrome
  7. Ogilvies
  8. Ogilvy
  9. Ogilvys
  10. ogin
  11. Ogino

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