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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Origin and Etymology of familial adenomatous polyposis
polyposis presence of polyps, from New Latin, from polypus polyp + -osis
First Known Use: 1976
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familial adenomatous polyposis
Medical Definition of familial adenomatous polyposis
: a disease of the large intestine that is marked by the formation especially in the colon and rectum of numerous adenomatous polyps which typically become malignant if left untreated, that may be either asymptomatic or accompanied by diarrhea or bleeding, and that is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait—abbreviation FAP; called also adenomatous polyposis coli, familial polyposis
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