Dictionary Entries Near spastic colon
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“Spastic colon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spastic%20colon. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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spastic colon
noun
: irritable bowel syndrome
Sometimes, folks with celiac sprue are misdiagnosed as having irritable bowel syndrome (spastic colon).—
Mitchell Hecht, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mitchell Hecht, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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: a colon affected with spasms
She was excused from the jury, as was a Melville man who said he suffers from a nervous, spastic colon and feared sitting on the jury would take a toll on his health. —Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday
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