English Dictionary

Rapunzel syndrome

名詞

不可算名詞

(medicine) The rare condition of having eaten large quantities of hair, which subsequently become lodged within a long portion of the intestine.

日本語の意味

（医学）大量の毛髪摂取により、腸内に毛団（毛髪の塊）が形成される希少な状態。

The surgeon explained that the patient's intestinal obstruction was caused by Rapunzel syndrome, a rare condition resulting from ingesting large amounts of hair.

医師は、患者の腸閉塞が大量に髪の毛を飲み込み、それが腸の長い部分に固まりとして留まるまれな疾患（ラプンツェル症候群）によるものだと説明した。

意味（1）

(medicine) The rare condition of having eaten large quantities of hair, which subsequently become lodged within a long portion of the intestine.