“jeghers syndrome”

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Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

noun

: a familial polyposis inherited as an autosomal dominant trait and characterized by numerous polyps in the stomach, small intestine, and colon and by melanin-containing spots on the skin and mucous membranes especially of the lips and gums


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