Meaning of POLYP
| Pronunciation: | | 'pâlip
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] one of two forms that coelenterates take e.g. a hydra or coral: usually sedentary and has a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth
- [n] a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane
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| | Synonyms: | | polypus |
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| | See Also: | | adenomatous polyp, Cnidaria, cnidarian, Coelenterata, coelenterate, growth, pedunculated polyp, phylum Cnidaria, phylum Coelenterata, sessile polyp | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pol"yp\, n. [L. polypus, Gr. ?, ?, literally,
many-footed; poly`s many + ?, ?, foot: cf. F. polype. See
{Poly-} and {Foot}, and cf. {Polypode}, {Polypody}, {Poulp}.]
(Zo["o]l.)
(a) One of the feeding or nutritive zooids of a hydroid or
coral.
(b) One of the Anthozoa.
(c) pl. Same as {Anthozoa}. See {Anthozoa}, {Madreporaria},
{Hydroid}. [Written also {polype}.]
{Fresh-water polyp}, the hydra.
{Polyp stem} (Zo["o]l.), that portion of the stem of a
siphonophore which bears the polypites, or feeding zooids.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | a growth that projects from the lining of mucous membrane, such as the intestine. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A polyp is a growth protruding from a mucosal plane. Polyps are usually benign, but some have the potential to become cancerous. |
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