Gardner's syndrome
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Gard·ner's syndrome
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˈgärd-nərz- 
                                                      
                                                          
            
                                
              
          
                                                      : a familial polyposis that is characterized by numerous adenomatous polyps in the colon which typically become malignant if left untreated, by osteomas (as of the skull or mandible), and by skin tumors, that is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait, and that is sometimes considered a variant form of familial adenomatous polyposis                                      
                
                    
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