polyp

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  1. noun A coelenterate, such as a hydra or coral, having a cylindrical body and an oral opening usually surrounded by tentacles.
  2. noun A usually nonmalignant growth or tumor protruding from the mucous lining of an organ such as the nose, bladder, or intestine, often causing obstruction.

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  • Now, the seminar I sat through passed judgment on concept by noting only, "Edwin Newman wouldn't like it." —  VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol X No 3
  • Who knows where the heart of the polyp is located Or whether the polyp has a heart at all ... —  Hard to be a god
  • Although the study authors that we talked to said it's not quite ready to replace colonoscopy because if you do find an abnormality on that CAT scan, you're still going to need a colonoscopy to get rid of the polyp -- Anderson. —  CNN Transcript Dec 1, 2003
  • Vaziri said colon cancer starts with these polyps, and removal of the polyp is the best way to prevent this type of cancer. —  News from www.nptelegraph.com
  • Although detecting a polyp is advantageous at age 50, the benefits are less clear at 80. —  chicagotribune.com -
 

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  1. Middle English polip, nasal tumor, from Old French polipe, from Latin pōlypus, cuttlefish, nasal tumor, from Greek polupous, poulupous : polu-, poly- + pous, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.
 

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