| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| polyp that consists of benign neoplastic tissue derived from glandular epithelium |
adenomatous polyp
|
| small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp) |
caliculus
,
calycle
,
calyculus
|
| coelenterates in which the polyp stage is absent or at least inconspicuous: jellyfishes |
class Scyphozoa
,
Scyphozoa
|
| radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms |
cnidarian
,
coelenterate
|
| marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs |
coral
|
| sessile mossy aquatic animal having the anus of the polyp outside the crown of tentacles |
ectoproct
|
| any of various mosslike aquatic animals usually forming branching colonies; each polyp having a both mouth and anus within a closed ring of tentacles |
entoproct
|
| small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp |
hydra
|
| colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant |
hydroid
,
hydrozoan
|
| thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body |
peduncle
|
| polyp with a stalk or peduncle |
pedunculated polyp
|
| surgical removal of a polyp |
polypectomy
|
| relatively flat polyp |
sessile polyp
|
