Synonyms for polyp
ˈpɒl ɪppo·lyp

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1. polyp, polypusnoun

   a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane

   Synonyms:
   polypus

2. polypnoun

   one of two forms that coelenterates take (e.g. a hydra or coral): usually sedentary with a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth

   "in some species of coelenterate, polyps are a phase in the life cycle that alternates with a medusoid phase"

   Synonyms:
   polypus

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1. • Coelenterate
   • Growth

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. polyp

   Synonyms:
   Polypus

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1. Caroline Johnson:

   We knew it was going to be a very difficult battle, his doctor called it for all intents and purposes, ‘an angry mass’ — she knew it was a bad tumor after the colonoscopy; she thinks it was a polyp that went bad fast.

2. Ohio State University:

   During that, all the way from a polyp to the cancer stage, the person is exposed to a variety of things in their life. And to really pinpoint what is going on, we would need to follow specific individuals over time to really understand their dietary patterns, medications and weight changes, so that makes it really hard, because of the time that cancer actually takes to develop.