Polyp

Origin

From Latin polypus ("a polyp, a polypus in the nose"), from Ancient Greek πολύπους, from πολύς (polus, "many") + πούς (pous, "foot").

Full definition of polyp

Noun

1. (medicine) an abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane
2. (biology) a cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles

Derived terms

• polypoid

Related terms

• polyposis