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June 19, 2013

Colon Cancer Prevention Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Colon Cancer Prevention article.

AFAP: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ampulla: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Arthritis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aspirin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Attenuated: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Autosomal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Autosomal recessive: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Benign: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bile: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bladder: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Brain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Calcium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chemoprevention: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Clinical trials: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colon: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colon cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colonoscopy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colorectal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colorectal cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Curable: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Distal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Drain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Duodenal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Duodenum: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Familial: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Familial adenomatous polyposis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Familial polyposis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Family history: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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FAP: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fecal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Folic acid: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gastroenterology: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gene: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genetic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genetic counseling: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genetic disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genetic testing: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gland: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

HNPCC: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ibuprofen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Intestine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Liver: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Malignant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Metastasize: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mutant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

MYH: See the definition from MedTerms.com

MYH syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

New England Journal of Medicine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Obesity: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Occult: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Onset: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ovarian: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ovarian cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Placebo: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Recessive: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Rectum: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Saturated fat: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Sigmoidoscopy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stomach: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stomach cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stool: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Thyroid: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Thyroid gland: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tubes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ureter: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Uterine cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Uterus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vitamins: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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