Medical Definition of Polyposis coli

1. Hereditary disorder (Mendelian dominant) characterised by the development of hundreds of adenomatous polyps in the large intestine, which show a tendency to progress to malignancy. The APC gene has also been implicated in a chromosome 5 gastric and pancreatic cancer. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Polyposis Coli

polypodium
polypods
polypody
polypoid
polypoid adenoma
polypoid gallbladder lesions
polypomedusae
polyporaceae
polypore
polypores
polyporous
polyporus
polyposia
polyposic
polyposis
polyposis coli (current term)
polyposis syndromes
polypotent
polypotome
polypotrite
polypous
polypous endocarditis
polypous gastritis
polypragmasy
polyprenol
polyprenol kinase
polyprenol reductase
polyprenols
polyprenyl
polyprenyl-4-hydroxybenzoate carboxylase

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