polyp

Betekenis (Engels)

1. An abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane.
2. A cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles.
3. A cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles.

Sinonieme

polypus

malignance

malignant growth

malignant tumor

melanoma

neoplasm

sarcoma

tumor

growth

polype

Vertalings

Polyp

pólipo

polipo

polype

pólipo

poliep

pòlip

πολύποδας

πολύπους

polypus

🐙

polip

pieuvre

🐙

polypo

celenterato

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈpɑlɪp/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Latin polypus (“a polyp, a polypus in the nose”), from Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous, from πολύς (polús, “many”) + πούς (poús, “foot”)). Doublet of polypus.