polyp

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

polype

pieuvre

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Synonymes

polypus

malignance

malignant growth

malignant tumor

melanoma

neoplasm

sarcoma

tumor

growth

polype

Traductions

Polyp

polipo

pólipo

pólipo

poliep

pòlip

πολύποδας

polip

πολύπους

polypus

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polypo

Pólipo

celenterato

ahtapot

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Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpɑlɪp/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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.