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adenomatous polyp — noun a polyp that consists of benign neoplastic tissue derived from glandular epithelium adenomatous polyps are visible protrusions that can develop on the mucosal surface of the colon or rectum • Hypernyms: ↑polyp, ↑polypus … Useful english dictionary
Polyp (medicine) — Infobox Disease Name = Colon polyps Caption = Polyp of sigmoid colon as revealed by colonoscopy. Approximately 1 cm in diameter. The polyp was removed by snare cautery DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|K|63|5|k|55 various ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM =… … Wikipedia
polyp — A general descriptive term used with reference to any mass of tissue that bulges or projects outward or upward from the normal surface level, thereby being macroscopically visible as a hemispheroidal, spheroidal, or irregular moundlike structure… … Medical dictionary
Colorectal polyp — Colon polyps Classification and external resources Polyp of sigmoid colon as revealed by colonoscopy. Approximately 1 cm in diameter. The polyp was removed by snare cautery ICD 10 K … Wikipedia
Familial adenomatous polyposis — Classification and external resources Endoscopic image of sigmoid colon of patient with familial adenomatous polyposis. ICD 10 C … Wikipedia
familial adenomatous polyposis — noun Etymology: polyposis presence of polyps, from New Latin, from polypus polyp + osis Date: 1976 an inherited disease of the large intestine marked by the formation especially in the colon and rectum of numerous glandular polyps which typically … New Collegiate Dictionary
Mouse models of colorectal and intestinal cancer — Mouse models of colorectal cancer and intestinal cancer are experimental systems in which mice are genetically manipulated or challenged with chemicals to develop malignancies in the gastrointestinal tract. These models enable researchers to… … Wikipedia
Fundic gland polyposis — is a medical syndrome where the fundus of the stomach develops many polyps. The condition has been described both in patients with polyposis conditions of the colon (including familial adenomatous polyposis), and in patients in whom it occurs… … Wikipedia
Adenoma — Classification and external resources Micrograph of a tubular adenoma (left of image), a type of colonic polyp and a precursor of colorectal cancer. Normal colorectal mucosa is seen on the right of the image. H E stain … Wikipedia
tubular adenoma — 1. an adenoma whose cells are arranged in tubules, as occurs with adenomatous polyps of the colon, some fibroadenomas of the breast, and androblastoma. 2. androblastoma (def. 1). 3. the most common type of adenomatous polyp of the colon, usually… … Medical dictionary
