单词 | polyposis |
释义 | polyposisn. Medicine. The formation of multiple polyps; any condition characterized by the presence of numerous polyps, esp. in the gastrointestinal tract; spec. (more fully adenomatous polyposis, familial adenomatous polyposis, etc.) an inherited (autosomal dominant) disorder in which the colon and rectum contain numerous adenomatous polyps, leading to colorectal cancer if untreated. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of bowels or intestines > [noun] > other intestinal disorders cholera1601 cœliac1661 cœliac passion or flux1662 bota1722 mucocele1897 Hirschsprung's disease1900 paraproctitis1900 peptic ulcer1900 megacolon1906 outpouching1909 typhlatony1913 polyposis1914 argentaffinoma1934 irritable bowel syndrome1943 Meckel's diverticulum1946 Meckel's diverticulitis1954 1914 Surg., Gynecol. & Obstetr. 19 31/2 The symptoms of intestinal polyposis vary within wide limits. 1928 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 5 51/1 Colectomy is indicated in aggravated cases of multiple adenomata (polyposis) not cured by irrigation and fulguration. 1949 Blakiston's New Gould Med. Dict. 801/1 P[olyposis] coli, multiple polyps of the large intestine. 1952 Ann. Eugenics 17 1 Polyposis is caused by an excessive proliferation of the glandular epithelium in the mucous membrane of the colon and rectum. 1978 S. Afr. Med. Jrnl. 53 454 The possibility that the difference between familial adenomatous polyposis and Gardner's syndrome may lie merely in the degree of expressivity of the associated extracolonic features is discussed. 1992 V. A. McKusick Mendelian Inheritance in Man (ed. 10) I. 894/1 Although some cases of familial polyposis of the entire gastrointestinal tract represent juvenile polyposis, some seem to be adenomatous polyposis. 2004 Jrnl. Allergy & Clin. Immunol. 113 462 Nasal polyposis (NP) is frequently associated with asthma. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1914 |
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