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juvenile polyp

n.

A smoothly rounded mucosal hamartoma of the large intestine, which may be multiple and cause rectal bleeding, especially in the first decade of life.

Nearby words

juvenile officer, juvenile osteomalacia, juvenile palmo-plantar fibromatosis, juvenile papillomatosis, juvenile pelvis, juvenile polyp, juvenile retinoschisis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile xanthogranuloma, juvenile-onset diabetes, juvenilia
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