Rapunzel syndrome

English

Etymology

After the fairy-tale character with long hair which she let down as a ladder.

Noun

Rapunzel syndrome (uncountable)

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

Translations

condition

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 毛石腸梗阻綜合徵／毛石肠梗阻综合征 (máoshí chánggěngzǔ zōnghézhēng)

• Dutch: rapunzelsyndroom n
• Finnish: Rapunzelin oireyhtymä