Look up: polyp

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   Polyp
   An individual of a solitary coelenterate or one member of a coelenterate colony
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   polyp
   [n] - a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane 2. [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
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   Polyp
   A nodule or small non-cancerous growth found on mucus membranes. Can occur in the cervix or uterus.
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   Polyp
   soft-bodied adult form of a member of the Cnidaria (corals, jelly fish and sea anemones) which has a cylindrical body which is anchored down at one end. At the other end is a mouth, usually surrounded by grasping tentacles used for feeding. The young are often free-swimming medusoids. Jellyfish are free-swimming and remain in the medusoid form throughout their lives
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   Polyp
   a growth that occurs on mucous membranes such as those in the nose and intestine; bleeds easily and can become cancerous
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   polyp
   Benign (non-cancerous) bowel tumour.
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   Polyp
   Polyp: A mass of tissue that develops on the inside wall of a hollow organ, as within the colon or rectum. The word polyp comes from the Greek words polys, many + pous, feet. The idea that a polyp has many feet is erroneous. Most polyps have a single pedicle. The term polyp is descriptive. Polyps may be benign, premalignant, or malignant.
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   polyp
   (1) Growth, usually benign, protruding from a mucous membrane. (2) The sessile stage of the Cnidarian (coelenterate) life-cycle; the cylindrical body is attached to the substratum at its lower end, and has a mouth surrounded by tentacles bearing nematocysts at the upper end; Hydra and the feeding-polyps of the colonial Obeliaare examples.
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   Polyp
   Pol'yp noun [ Latin polypus , Greek ..., ..., literally, many-footed; poly`s many + ..., ..., foot: confer French polype . See Poly- and Foot , and confer Polypode , Polypody , Poulp .] (Zoology) (a) One of the feeding or nutritive zooids of a hydroid or coral. (b) One of the Anthozoa. (c) plural ...
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    polyp
    1. <pathology> Growth, usually benign, protruding from a mucous membrane. ... 2. <plant biology> The sessile stage of the Cnidarian life cycle, the cylindrical body is attached to the substratum at its lower end and has a mouth surrounded by tentacles bearing nematocysts at the upper end, Hydra and the feeding polyps of the colonial Obel ...
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    polyp
    noun 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
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    polyp
    polypus noun a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane
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    Polyp
    In zoology, a `polyp` is one of two forms of individuals found in many species of cnidarians. The two are the polyp or hydroid and the medusa. Polyps are approximately cylindrical, elongated on the axis of the body. The aboral end is attached either to the substrate by means of a disc-like holdfast if the polyp is solitary, or is connected to other polyps, either directly or indirectly, if the polyp is part of a colony. The oral end bears the mou...
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    polyp
    (pol´ip) any growth or mass protruding from a mucous membrane; it may be pedunculated (attached to the membrane by a thin stalk), or sessile (having a broad base). Polyps are usually an overgrowth of normal tissue, but sometimes they are true tumors, masses of new tissue separate from the supporting membrane. Usua...
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    Polyp
    • (n.) Same as Anthozoa. See Anthozoa, Madreporaria, Hydroid. • (n.) One of the Anthozoa. • (n.) One of the feeding or nutritive zooids of a hydroid or coral.
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    polyp
    in medicine, any growth projecting from the wall of a cavity lined with a mucous membrane. A polyp may have a broad base, in which case it is called ... [11 related articles]
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    polyp
    in zoology, one of two principal body forms occurring in members of the animal phylum Cnidaria. The polyp may be solitary, as in the sea anemone, or ... [7 related articles]
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    polyp
    A general descriptive term used with reference to any mass of tissue that bulges or projects outward or upward from the normal surface level, thereby being macroscopically visible as a hemispheroidal, spheroidal, or irregular moundlike structure growing from a relatively broad base or a slender stalk; polyps may be neoplasms, foci of inflammation, ...
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    polyp
    A sedentary form of cnidarian. Polyps may be solitary individuals or members of a cnidarian colony. They consist of a cylindrical trunk, fixed at one end, with a mouth at the other end, surrounded by a ring of tentacles. Many polyps reproduce by budding, and may form colonies. Some reproduce sexua...
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    polyp
    polyp, in medicine, a benign tumor occurring in areas lined with mucous membrane such as the nose, gastrointestinal tract (especially the colon), and the uterus. Some polyps are pedunculated tumors, i.e., they grow on stems; others, attached by a broad base, are called sessile. Nasal polyps are usua...
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