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polyposis

[ pol-uh-poh-sis ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. the development of numerous polyps on a hollow internal organ, seen especially in the intestinal tract.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of polyposis1

First recorded in 1910–15; polyp + -osis

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