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单词 polyps
释义

polyp

noun

pol·​yp ˈpä-ləp How to pronounce polyp (audio)
1
: the sessile form of cnidarian (such as a coral or sea anemone) typically having a hollow cylindrical body closed and attached at one end and opening at the other by a central mouth surrounded by tentacles armed with nematocysts
2
: a growth projecting from a mucous membrane (as of the colon or vocal cords)
polypoid
ˈpä-lə-ˌpȯid How to pronounce polyp (audio)
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Doctors found a polyp in her large intestine that was likely precancerous. Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2022 During her screening last year, doctors discovered a polyp which was larger, and in a different location, than previous polyps. Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2022 If a polyp is spotted during the course of a colonoscopy, it gets removed and retrieved for further testing. Kathryn Watson, SELF, 1 Apr. 2022 This week, Biden's physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE that the 79-year-old politician had a single, three-millimeter polyp removed from his ascending colon during the procedure that took place last week. Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 25 Nov. 2021 But even when a benign polyp is found during a simple screening, patients sometimes end up with an unexpected bill. Emmarie Huetteman, Fortune, 27 May 2022 Where the discovery of a polyp or a lump might avert progress of colon or breast cancer, blood cancer clinicians have few ways to treat patients who are on the cusp of developing cancer. Angus Chen, STAT, 24 Apr. 2022 Death is often preventable through regular screenings because colorectal cancer takes up to 10 to 15 years to develop from a collection of cells called a polyp, according to Tampa’s Moffitt Cancer Center. Caroline Catherman, orlandosentinel.com, 11 Feb. 2022 This allows a biopsy to be done or a polyp to be removed with a good safety record, although sometimes clotting factors still need to be given after the procedure. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 22 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

French polype octopus, nasal polyp, from Old French polipe, from Latin polypus, from Greek polypous, from poly- + pous foot — more at foot

First Known Use

1742, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

polyp

noun

pol·​yp ˈpä-ləp How to pronounce polyp (audio)
: a small sea animal (as a coral) having a tubelike body closed and attached to something (as a rock) at one end and opening at the other with a mouth surrounded by tentacles

Medical Definition

polyp

noun

pol·​yp ˈpäl-əp How to pronounce polyp (audio)
: a projecting mass of swollen and hypertrophied or tumorous membrane (as in the nasal cavity or the intestine)

called also polypus

polyps

noun

plural of polyp
as in carcinomas

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