polyp

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Noun

polyp (plural polyps)

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

Related terms

• polyposis

Translations

• French: polype
• German: Polyp
• Italian: polipo
• Portuguese: pólipo
• Russian: поли́п
• Spanish: pólipo

Translations

• German: Polyp
• Italian: polipo
• Portuguese: pólipo
• Russian: поли́п
• Spanish: pólipo

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