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pol⋅yp⋅oid

  [pol-uh-poid]
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–adjective Pathology.
resembling a polyp.
Origin:
1835–45; polyp + -oid
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pol·yp   (pŏl'ĭp)   
n.  

  1. A coelenterate, such as a hydra or coral, having a cylindrical body and an oral opening usually surrounded by tentacles.

  2. A usually nonmalignant growth or tumor protruding from the mucous lining of an organ such as the nose, bladder, or intestine, often causing obstruction.


[Middle English polip, nasal tumor, from Old French polipe, from Latin pōlypus, cuttlefish, nasal tumor, from Greek polupous, poulupous : polu-, poly- + pous, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]
pol'yp·oid' adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pol·yp·oid
Pronunciation: 'päl-&-"poid
Function: adjective
1 : resembling a polyp polypoid intestinalgrowth>
2 : marked by the formation of lesions suggesting polyps <polypoid disease>
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polypoid pol·yp·oid (pŏl'ə-poid')
adj.
Resembling a polyp.

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