Associations to the word «Polyp»
Noun
- Gale
- Worm
- Disorder
- Dysfunction
- Ber
- Sac
- Regeneration
- Mushroom
- Disease
- Obesity
- Atoll
- Nose
- Examination
- Adolescence
- Procedure
- Kilometre
- Cm
- Pneumonia
- Cf
- Ultrasound
- Regression
- Complication
- Aquarium
- Surface
- Trauma
- Rust
- Exam
- Vomiting
- Secretion
- Defect
- Deviation
- Likelihood
- Irrigation
- Swimming
- Thorn
- Microscope
- Sensitivity
- Stratum
- Poly
- Egg
- Cough
- Hull
- Smoking
- Fold
- Slab
- Masse
- Manifestation
- Onset
- Cell
- Swim
- Lesser
- Hormone
- Gardner
- Medication
- Pore
- Limestone
- Fluid
- Mal
- Organ
- Duct
Adjective
Adverb
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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