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Polyp
Meaning
Noun
●
In Medicine:
An
abnormal
growth
protruding
from a
mucous
membrane.
●
In Zoology:
A
cylindrical
coelenterate
, such as the
hydra
, having a
mouth
surrounded
with tentacles.
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Origin
polyp
English
polypus
Latin
πολύπους
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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