(from the article `digestive system disease`) The tendency of some persons to form polyps, benign growths on the inner wall of the colon, is strikingly exemplified in the rare disorder known as ...
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An inherited condition in which numerous polyps (growths that protrude from mucous membranes) form on the inside walls of the colon and rectum. It increases the risk of colorectal cancer. Also called familial adenomatous polyposis and FAP.
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An inherited condition in which several hundred polyps develop in the colon and rectum. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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Familial polyposis: An inherited condition in which several hundred polyps develop in the colon and rectum.
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