Hirschsprung or Hirschprung may refer to:
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Hirschsprung, Germany
Hirschsprung is a village and a former municipality in the eastern Ore Mountains in Saxony, Germany. It is south of Dresden, from Czech Republic, Czech border. Since 1965 it has been part of the town of Altenberg, Saxony, Altenberg.
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, a village in the eastern Ore Mountains in Saxony
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Hirschsprung (Black Forest)
The Black Forest Hirschsprung (german: Schwarzwälder Hirschsprung) is a legend from the Höllental valley in the Black Forest in Germany. Over time the name has passed from the legend to a place in the valley.
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The name means "sta ...
, a crag above the Höllental gorge in the Black Forest
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Harald Hirschsprung
Harald Hirschsprung (14 December 1830 – 11 April 1916) was a Danish physician who first described Hirschsprung's disease in 1886.
Life and medical career
Harald Hirschsprung was a native of Copenhagen. Hirschsprung chose to become a doctor i ...
(1830–1916), Danish physician
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Heinrich Hirschsprung
Heinrich Hirschsprung (7 February 1836 – 8 November 1908) was a Danish tobacco manufacturer, arts patron and art collector most known for founding the Hirschsprung Collection in Copenhagen, a museum dedicated to Danish art from the 19th and ...
(1836–1908), Danish tobacco manufacturer, arts patron and art collector
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Pinhas Hirschprung (1912–1998), rabbi
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The Hirschsprung Collection
The Hirschsprung Collection (Danish: Den Hirschsprungske Samling) is an art museum located on Stockholmsgade in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located in a parkland setting in Østre Anlæg, near the Danish National Gallery, and houses a large colle ...
, an art museum in Copenhagen, Denmark
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Hirschsprung's disease
Hirschsprung's disease (HD or HSCR) is a birth defect in which nerves are missing from parts of the intestine. The most prominent symptom is constipation. Other symptoms may include vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and slow growth. Symptoms usu ...
, which involves an aganglionic section of bowel
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