| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed |
actinozoan
,
anthozoan
|
| marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton |
anemone
,
sea anemone
|
| sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding |
bryozoan
,
moss animal
,
polyzoan
,
sea mat
,
sea moss
|
| hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals |
Cnidaria
,
Coelenterata
,
phylum Cnidaria
,
phylum Coelenterata
|
| visual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polyps |
flexible sigmoidoscopy
,
sigmoidoscopy
|
| feathery colony of long-branched stems bearing stalkless paired polyps |
sertularian
|
| floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored |
siphonophore
|
| surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities |
snare
|
