polyposis Path.
(pɒlɪˈpəʊsɪs)
[f. polyp + -osis.]
A condition characterized by the presence of numerous internal polyps, esp. a hereditary disease in which the large intestine is so affected and which becomes malignant if untreated.
| 1914 Surg., Gynecol. & Obstetr. XIX. 31/2 The symptoms of intestinal polyposis vary within wide limits. 1952 Ann. Eugenics XVII. 1 Polyposis is caused by an excessive proliferation of the glandular epithelium in the mucous membrane of the colon and rectum. 1961 [see polypus 2]. 1974 Passmore & Robson Compan. Med. Stud. III. xix. 112/2 Isolated cases of colonic polyposis without a family history are attributed to gene mutation. |