Associations to the word «Polyp»
Noun
- Colon
- Tentacle
- Medusa
- Biopsy
- Coral
- Budding
- Bowel
- Cyst
- Carcinoma
- Uterus
- Intestine
- Alga
- Sinus
- Ulcer
- Lesion
- Septum
- Hydra
- Cancer
- Lining
- Tumor
- Bleeding
- Metamorphosis
- Allergy
- Skeleton
- Snare
- Sponge
- Screening
- Abnormality
- Obstruction
- Recurrence
- Reef
- Asthma
- Carbonate
- Crustacean
- Anemia
- Syndrome
- Removal
- Bladder
- Cer
- Gland
- Detecting
- Stalk
- Tissue
- Cavity
- Inflammation
- Invertebrate
- Larva
- Cord
- Fissure
- Cholesterol
- Lymphoma
- Tract
- Feeding
- Diarrhea
- Surgery
- Coloni
- Remove
- Stool
- Visualization
- Colony
- Organism
Adjective
Wiktionary
POLYP, noun. (medicine) an abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane
POLYP, noun. (zoology) a cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles
Dictionary definition
POLYP, noun. A small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane.
POLYP, noun. 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".
Wise words
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