polyp

IPA: pˈɑɫɪp

(medicine) An abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane.
(zoology) A cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles.

Examples of "polyp" in Sentences

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A polyp is a small, usually benign noncancerous growth in the lining of the uterus.
A vocal cord polyp is a small swelling in the mucous membranes covering the vocal cords.
HD imaging enabled us to scrutinize the pattern of the polyp, which is very informative, and determine that it was not cancerous.
For abortion supporters of the 'clump of cells' variety, I compare this to watching a colonoscopy, where a clump of cells called a polyp is removed.
You are likewise to abstain from beans, from the preak, by some called the polyp, as also from coleworts, cabbage, and all other such like windy victuals, which may endanger the troubling of your brains and the dimming or casting a kind of mist over your animal spirits.