See Also: familial polyposis coli(medicine)
polyposis coli(medicine)
Adenomatous polyposis coli(health)
adenomatous polyposis coli(medicine)
juvenile polyposis coli(medicine)
Adenomatous polyposis coli, autosomal recessive(health)
familial polyposis(medicine)
Familial polyposis(health)
familial adenomatous polyposis(medicine)
Familial adenomatous polyposis(health)

absence (iou) and familial polyposis coli (medicine)


absence (iou)



absence noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French from Latin absentia, formed as ABSENT adjective & noun: see -ENCE.]
The state of being away from a place or person; the time or duration of being away. LME.
leave of absence: see LEAVE noun1.
B. Behan I was..sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence. B. Pym Her absences..were spent in mysterious ploys of her own.
Non-existence or lack of. LME.
in the absence of something when or as something is not present or available.
Inattention due to thinking of Other things. Esp. in absence of mind. E18.
Addison The little absences and distractions of mankind.
b. Medicine. Sudden temporary loss of consciousness occurring without the awareness of the subject, esp. in petit mal; an episode of this (also absence seizure). M20.

familial polyposis coli (medicine)


familial polyposis coli
<gastroenterology, oncology> A inherited, disorder where there are multiple adenomatous polyps (up to several thousand) in the colon. Malignant degeneration of the polyps (to colon carcinoma) occurs in virtually 100% by age 40.

Inheritance: autosomal dominant.