megacolon
noun
megacolon is spelled M-E-G-A-C-O-L-O-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, megacolon means “Abnormal dilatation of the colon, not caused by mechanical obstruction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of megacolon is megacolons.
How many letters and syllables are in megacolon?
| Letters | 9: M-E-G-A-C-O-L-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is megacolon?
Megacolon appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of megacolon
- megacolons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does megacolon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Abnormal dilatation of the colon, not caused by mechanical obstruction.
- 2
A colon thus enlarged.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Megacolon in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense all senses:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does megacolon come from?
From mega- + colon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).