| familial adenomatous polyposis |
An inherited disorder of the gastrointestinal tract in which there are hundreds to thousands of precancerous polyps, usually caused by an inherited mutated copy of the Apc gene.
Ãâó: www.mshri.on.ca/colorectalcancer/definitions.html
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| family |
in the Linnaean classification scheme, a category between order and genus that is a group of closely related genera or (rarely) a single genus; an onion is scientifically considered in the genus Allium, of the family Liliaceae, in the order Liliales
Ãâó: bestplants.chicago-botanic.org/glossary.htm
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| family practitioner |
A physician who has a general health care practice and no specialization.
Ãâó: www.edgarsnyder.com/resources/terms/f.html
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| familial |
Occurring in members of the same family; said of certain diseases or disorders.
Ãâó: www.ourspecialkids.org/definitions.html
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| family therapy |
Treatment of more than one member of a family in the same session; family relationships and processes are explored as potential causes of mental disorder in one or more of the family members.
Ãâó: www.ohpsych.org/Public/glossary.htm
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