polypoid
- adjective
- /ˈpɒlɪpɔɪd/
- Specialized
:
polipoide
- The patient was taken to the operating room and put under general anesthesia, and a full endoscopic examination of the nasal cavity confirmed that a large, polypoid, soft, friable mass filled the right nasal cavity.
- polypoid mass
- polypoid lesion
Examples
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Rhinoscopy showed a polypoid lesion in the right middle meatus.
Academic text (2004) -
The two most common presenting features are discharge from the ear with granulation tissue and the presence of a polypoid mass.
Academic text (2007) -
Again, this reduces the risk of injury and saves time in the removal of these polypoid areas in some chronic ears.
Academic text (1995) -
The macroscopic image of the polypoid mass shows the pigmented area.
Academic text (2004) -
A large amount of gray-black, polypoid material was evacuated.
Academic text (2001) -
On clinical examination in March 1990, a 1 cm polypoid mass was observed arising from beneath the left inferior turbinate.
Academic text (1995) -
Most patients present with a sessile or polypoid lesion that bleeds easily when traumatized. The mass is frequently red or purple.
Academic text (2008) -
Grossly, these masses have a polypoid, smooth, lobulated appearance with a well-defined capsule.
Academic text (2010) -
The lower third of the maxillary sinus was filled with polypoid mucosa that peeled off easily from the underlying mucoperiosteum.
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The doctor identified a polypoid growth during the examination of the patient's nasal passages.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Polypoid comes from polyp, a small sea animal or a stalk-like growth, and the ending -oid, which means 'like' as in humanoid or asteroid. So polypoid means 'shaped like a polyp', which is why doctors call something polypoid when it looks like a small, stalked growth.
