rapunzel syndrome

Questions

What does rapunzel syndrome mean?

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

Where does rapunzel syndrome come from?

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

How to pronounce rapunzel syndrome

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