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

crocus (sh) and Familial adenomatous polyposis (health)


crocus (sh)




Any of about 75 species of low-growing plants, with corms, that make up the genus Crocus (iris family), native to the Alps, southern Europe, and the Mediterranean and widely grown for their cuplike blooms in early spring or fall.

The spring-flowering sorts have a floral tube so long that the ovary is belowground, sheltered from climatic changes. Saffron comes from C. sativus of western Asia. The alpine C. vernus is the chief ancestor of the common Garden crocus. Dutch yellow crocus (C. flavus) and C. biflorus are popular spring-flowering species.


Familial adenomatous polyposis (health)


Abbreviated FAP. A syndrome characterized by the formation of thousands of polyps in the colon and rectum with colorectal cancer the inevitable consequence. Polyps can also occur in the stomach, duodenum and the terminal ileum. The polyps most often begin to form at puberty. And colon cancer usually occurs 10 to 15 years thereafter. The average age of diagnosis of familial polyposis is 25 years of age, with cancers developing at age 20 to 30. However, cancers may arise anywhere from late childhood to the sixties.