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polypus
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polypus
n.
small growth protruding from a mucous membrane
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Polyp (medicine)
A polyp is an abnormal growth of tissue projecting from a mucous membrane. If it is attached to the surface by a narrow elongated stalk, it is said to be pedunculated. If no stalk is present, it is said to be sessile. Polyps are commonly found in the colon, stomach, nose, sinus(es), urinary bladder and uterus. They may also occur elsewhere in the body where mucous membranes exist like the cervix, vocal folds, and small intestine.
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polypus
Noun
1. a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane
(synonym) polyp
(hypernym) growth
(hyponym) adenomatous polyp
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Polypus
(n.)
Same as Polyp.
Same as Polyp.
(n.)
A tumor, usually with a narrow base, somewhat resembling a pear, -- found in the nose, uterus, etc., and produced by hypertrophy of some portion of the mucous membrane.
A tumor, usually with a narrow base, somewhat resembling a pear, -- found in the nose, uterus, etc., and produced by hypertrophy of some portion of the mucous membrane.
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polypus
N M
octopus| nasal tumor
octopus| nasal tumor
