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pol⋅yp⋅ous

  [pol-uh-puhs]
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–adjective
polypoid.
Origin:
1740–50; polyp + -ous
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pol⋅yp

  [pol-ip]
–noun
1. Zoology.
a. a sedentary type of animal form characterized by a more or less fixed base, columnar body, and free end with mouth and tentacles, esp. as applied to coelenterates.
b. an individual zooid of a compound or colonial organism.
2. Pathology. a projecting growth from a mucous surface, as of the nose, being either a tumor or a hypertrophy of the mucous membrane.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME polip, short for polipus nasal tumor (later, also cephalopod, now obs.) < ML, L pōlypus < dial. Gk poulýpous octopus, nasal tumor (Attic polýpous, gen. polýpodos; see poly-, -pod )

Related forms:
pol⋅yp⋅ous, adjective
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polyp 
c.1400, "nasal tumor," from L. polypus "cuttlefish," also "nasal tumor," from Gk. (Doric, Aeolic) polypos "octopus, cuttlefish," from polys "many" (see plenary) + pous "foot." Sense extended 1742 to hydras and sea anemones (earlier polypus, c.1520).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pol·yp
Pronunciation: 'päl-&p
Function: noun
: a projecting mass of swollen and hypertrophied or tumorous membrane (as in thenasal cavity or the intestine) called also polypus

Main Entry: pol·yp·ous
Pronunciation: 'päl-&-p&s
Function: adjective
: relating to, being, or resembling a polyp
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polyp pol·yp (pŏl'ĭp)
n.
A usually nonmalignant growth of tissue protruding from the mucous lining of an organ such as the nose, bladder, or intestine, often causing obstruction. Also called polypus.

pol'yp·oid' adj.

polypous pol·y·pous (pŏl'ə-pəs)
adj.
Relating to, resembling, or characterized by the presence of a polyp or polyps.

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polyp   (pŏl'ĭp)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. A cnidarian in its sedentary stage. Polyps have hollow, tube-shaped bodies with a central mouth on top surrounded by tentacles. Some cnidarians, such as corals and sea anemones, only exist as polyps after their larval stage, while others turn into medusas as adults or lack a polyp stage completely. Compare medusa.

  2. An abnormal growth extending from a mucous membrane, as of the intestine.


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