Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
familial adenomatous polyposis Function:
noun : a disease of the large intestine that is marked by the formation especially in the colon and rectum ofnumerous 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 dominanttrait —abbreviation
FAP; called also
familial polyposis
