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Latin to English translations [PRO] Medical - Medical (general) / cancer | |||||
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3 +2 | sigmoid carcinoma. Polyps in descending colon and sigmoid colon |
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sigmoid carcinoma. Polyps in descending colon and sigmoid colon Explanation: .. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2011-02-18 20:48:25 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- sorry make that ....polyp... in the singular Dictionary - Definition of polyp Etymology:Polyp \Pol"yp\, noun. [Latin expression polypus, Greek expression literally, many-footed; poly`s many + foot: compare to the French expression ... www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/POLYP - Cached |
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Reference Reference information: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:0-jyeWf... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2011-02-18 20:39:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Colon and Rectal Cancer Treatment Information 26 May 2010 ... The descending colon connects to the "sigmoid colon," which is shaped like an "S," ... Most polyps, however, will never become cancerous. ... www.canceranswers.com/ColoRectal.Cancer.html - Cached - Similar -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2011-02-18 20:40:27 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- sigmoid carcinoma polyp in the descending colon and the sigmoid colon -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2011-02-18 20:41:41 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- sigmoid carcinoma - Patient UK resources sigmoid carcinoma - also known as or related to malignant neoplasm of sigmoid colon, malignant tumor of sigmoid colon (disorder), malignant tumor of sigmoid ... www.patient.co.uk/leaflets/sigmoid_carcinoma.htm - Cached - Similar -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2011-02-18 20:44:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:x6BNHD8... Location Polyps grow in the colorectal part of the intestine. The colon, or large intestine, consists of three sections: the ascending colon, found on the right side of the body; the transverse, which goes straight across the abdomen; and the descending colon, found on the left. The colon connects to the small intestine at one end and the rectum at the other. If stretched out, the colon would be between 4 to 6-feet long. The rectum comprises the last 8 to 12 inches of the intestinal tract. Most polyps that turn cancerous occur in the rectum and the sigmoid colon, the last part of the large intestine, the Merck Manual explains. Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/236503-how-colon-polyps-de... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2011-02-18 20:46:20 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- coli = colon http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:aED6ezR... |
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