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May 21, 2013

Colon Cancer Screening Glossary of Terms

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

Abnormal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Adjacent: See the definition from MedTerms.com

AFAP: See the definition from MedTerms.com

American College of Physicians: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ampulla: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anemia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anus: 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

Barium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Barium enema: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Benign: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bile: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bladder: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bowel: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Brain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cecum: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chronic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colon: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colon cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colon cancer risk: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colonic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colonoscope: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colonoscopy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Colorectal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colorectal cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Contrast: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Curable: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diagnosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Double contrast barium enema: 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

Enema: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Excise: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Familial: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Familial adenomatous polyposis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Family history: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Family history of colon cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Family history of colorectal cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

FAP: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fecal: 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 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

Incidence: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Insertion: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Intestine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Iron: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Large bowel: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Large intestine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Liver: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Malignant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Metastasis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Microscope: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Microscopic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mortality: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscular: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mutant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mutation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

MYH: See the definition from MedTerms.com

MYH syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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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

Pathologist: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Polyp: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Precancerous: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Premalignant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Recessive: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Rectum: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Recurrence: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sigmoidoscope: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sigmoidoscopy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Small intestine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stomach: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Stomach cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stool: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Surgery: 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

Transverse: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tubes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tumor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ulcerative colitis: 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

Virtual colonoscopy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vitamin C: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Vitamins: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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