Sign or Symptom
colonic inertia
co·lon·ic in·er·tia
Definitions related to colonic inertia:
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Symptom characterized by the passage of stool once a week or less.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The inability of the colon to modify stool to an acceptable consistency and move the stool from the cecum to the rectosigmoid area at least once every three days.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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