familial adenomatous polyposis
noun
familial adenomatous pol·yp·o·sis
-ˌpä-li-ˈpō-səs
: 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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