polyp

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑlɪp/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɒlɪp/ Rhymes: -ɒlɪp Hyphenation: pol‧yp === Noun === polyp (plural polyps) (zoology) A cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles. The sessile life stage of many cnidarians, whose free-swimming stage, if present, is the medusa. (medicine) An abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== polypian polyposis ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “polyp”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “polyp”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “polyp”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === loppy == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpolɪp] === Noun === polyp m anim (biology) polyp ==== Declension ==== === Noun === polyp m inan (medicine) polyp ==== Declension ==== === Derived terms === === Further reading === “polyp”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “polyp”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989