polyp
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- noun
- /ˈpɑːlɪp/
- Specialized
:
pólipo
- At presentation, the polyps can be seen protruding from the nostrils.
- nasal polyp
- benign polyp
- granulation polyp
So to us, the breakthrough is going to be to detect: polyps.
- So to us, the breakthrough is going to be to detect: polyps.
- And I got a vocal polyp.
- So a classic example is a colon polyp or a dysplasia that is an abnormal cell development.
- So things like fibroids, things like polyps or endometriosis, the sooner you can know those things, the better.
- Yeah, I had a polyp, POLYP and one of my nether parts.
Examples
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An increased number of eosinophils has been found in nasal polyps of aspirin-sensitive patients with asthma.
Academic text (1999) -
When evaluating dysphonia, laryngoscopy can easily identify mass lesions such as polyps, nodules, or cancer.
Academic text (2012) -
Find any polyps up there?
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On Monday, he received the bad news that the large polyp, removed two days earlier, was cancerous.
Academic text (2014) -
Thirteen patients showed no evidence of polyps prior to starting treatment.
Academic text (2004) -
A biopsy of the polyp was taken under topical local anesthesia.
Academic text (2008) -
We're removing polyps from your nasal passages.
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That's where my brother-in-law had his nasal polyps removed.
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Conditions such as vocal nodules, polyps, and cysts are treated surgically.
Academic text (2011) -
During the colonoscopy, the doctor found a small polyp that needed to be monitored for changes.
Synonyms
A small extra growth that forms on an inner body surface like the nose or throat
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A small growth of gland tissue in the inner lining of the colon or rectum that can turn into cancer
Surface Forms
Etymology
Polyp comes from a Greek name for a small sea animal with many tentacles, from the parts poly- 'many' and pous 'foot', and doctors later used the same word because some small growths looked like little animals attached to the body's lining. So a polyp today is a small growth on the lining inside places like the nose or colon.