polyp (redirected from nasopharyngeal polyp)

pol·yp  (plp)

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.

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[Middle English polip, nasal tumor, from Old French polipe, from Latin plypus, cuttlefish, nasal tumor, from Greek polupous, poulupous : polu-, poly- + pous, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]

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polyp·oid adj.

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polyp

Noun

1. Zool a small sea creature that has a hollow cylindrical body with a ring of tentacles around the mouth

2. Pathol a small growth on the surface of a mucous membrane [Greek polupous having many feet]

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polyp  (plp)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	polyp - a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane polypus growth - (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) adenomatous polyp - a polyp that consists of benign neoplastic tissue derived from glandular epithelium; "adenomatous polyps are visible protrusions that can develop on the mucosal surface of the colon or rectum" sessile polyp - a relatively flat polyp pedunculated polyp - a polyp with a stalk or peduncle
	2.	polyp - one of two forms that coelenterates take (e.g. a hydra or coral): usually sedentary with a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth; "in some species of coelenterate, polyps are a phase in the life cycle that alternates with a medusoid phase" Cnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Cnidaria, phylum Coelenterata - hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals cnidarian, coelenterate - radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms

Translations

polyp [ˈpɔlɪp] n (MED) → pólipo

polyp [ˈpɔlɪp] n (Med) → polype m

polyp [ˈpɔlɪp] n → Polyp m

polyp [ˈpɔlɪp] n (MED) → polipo