Medical Definition of Multiple intestinal polyposis

1. Begins usually in late childhood; polyps increase in numbers, causing symptoms of chronic colitis, and carcinoma of the colon almost invariably develops in untreated cases; autosomal dominant inheritance. In the Gardner syndrome there are extracolonic changes (desmoid tumours, etc.). Synonym: polyposis coli. Hamartomatous polyposis of the small or large intestine, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome with melanin spots on the lips, less common, miscellaneous, rare, and doubtful occurrences. Synonym: familial intestinal polyposis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Multiple Intestinal Polyposis

multiple epiphysial dysplasia
multiple exostosis
multiple expansion
multiple expansions
multiple exposure
multiple fission
multiple fracture
multiple fruit
multiple fruits
multiple gestation
multiple glandular deficiency syndrome
multiple hamartoma syndrome
multiple idiopathic haemorrhagic sarcoma
multiple infection
multiple inheritance
multiple intestinal polyposis (current term)
multiple lentigines syndrome
multiple level
multiple levels
multiple lipoprotein-type hyperlipidaemia
multiple mononeuropathy
multiple mucosal neuroma syndrome
multiple myeloma
multiple myelomatosis
multiple myositis
multiple neuritis
multiple organ failure
multiple parasitism
multiple personalities
multiple personality

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