pol·yp (p l  p)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. [Middle English polip, nasal tumor, from Old French polipe, from Latin p  lypus, cuttlefish, nasal tumor, from Greek polupous, poulupous : polu-, poly- + pous, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]pol yp·oid adj. |
polypoid [ˈpɒlɪˌpɔɪd]
adj
1. (Medicine / Pathology) of, relating to, or resembling a polyp
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of a coelenterate) having the body in the form of a polyp
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