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
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The first known use of familial adenomatous polyposis was in 1976
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