Polypus

[pɒlipәs]

Definition

(n.) Same as Polyp.

(n.) A tumor, usually with a narrow base, somewhat resembling a pear, -- found in the nose, uterus, etc., and produced by hypertrophy of some portion of the mucous membrane.

Typed by Levi

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [L. pl. Polypi.] (Zoöl.) Polype.

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