familial adenomatous polyposis
familial adenomatous pol·yp·o·sis
noun \-ˌpä-li-ˈpō-səs\Definition of FAMILIAL ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS
: an inherited disease of the large intestine marked by the formation especially in the colon and rectum of numerous glandular polyps which typically become malignant if left untreated —called also familial polyposis
Origin of FAMILIAL ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS
polyposis presence of polyps, from New Latin, from polypus polyp + -osis
First Known Use: 1976
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