polyp : Idioms & Phrases
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adenomatous polyp
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noun 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
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Fresh-water polyp
- the hydra.
Webster 1913
Nutritive polyp
(Zoöl.) , any one of the zooids of a compound hydroid, or coral, which has a mouth and digestive cavity.
Webster 1913
pedunculated polyp
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noun a polyp with a stalk or peduncle
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Polyp stem
(Zoöl.) , that portion of the stem of a siphonophore which bears the polypites, or feeding zooids.
Webster 1913
sessile polyp
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noun a relatively flat polyp