hyperplastic polyp

hy·per·plas·tic pol·yp

a benign small sessile polyp of the large bowel showing lengthening and cystic dilation of mucosal glands; also applied to nonneoplastic gastric mucosal polyps. Synonym(s): metaplastic polyp

hy·per·plas·tic pol·yp

(hī'pĕr-plas'tik pol'ip) A benign small sessile polyp of the large bowel showing lengthening and cystic dilation of mucosal glands; also applied to nonneoplastic gastric mucosal polyps.
Synonym(s): metaplastic polyp.