Complete Definition of "polyp"

English

Etymology
Ultimately from L. polypus

Noun
wikipedia|Polyp (medicine)
en-noun

  1. medicine a benign tumor protruding from a mucous membrane
  2. biology a cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles

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Translations
trans-top|tumor
Finnish: polyyppi
Italian: polipo m
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|coelenterate
Finnish: polyyppi
Italian: polipo m
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Derived terms
polypoid

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