Definition of polypoid in English:
polypoid
adjective ˈpɒlɪpɔɪdˈpɑləˌpɔɪd
1Zoology
Relating to or resembling a polyp or hydra.
Example sentencesExamples
- These attributes are obliterated when it undergoes metamorphosis into a sessile polypoid adult.
- Byronia is most similar to thecae of polypoid coronalids, an extant group of scyphozoans that have been allied with conulariids.
- For the reasons outlined above in the first paragraph and explained in more detail in Van Iten et al., we here interpret Sphenothallus as a thecate polypoid cnidarian whose systematic position within this phylum is uncertain.
- In its microstructure and gross anatomy, Hyolithelius is most similar to Byronia and to thecae of polypoid coronalids.
- 1.1 Relating to or denoting the polyp stage in the life cycle of a coelenterate.
Compare with medusoid
Also called hydroid
Example sentencesExamples
- The polypoid stage represents the asexual phase of its life cycle.
- A life cycle including both polypoid and medusoid phases that can be separate in space and scarcely overlapping in time characterizes many hydrozoans and most scyphozoans.
2Medicine
(of a growth) resembling or in the form of a polyp.
Example sentencesExamples
- At the time of cholecystectomy, the gallbladder was noted to have a thickened wall and a polypoid mass arising in the neck of the gallbladder.
- By sigmoidoscopy, a submucosal ovoid polypoid mass measuring about 2 cm in greatest dimension was identified at 4 cm above the anal verge.
- Physical examination revealed a pedunculated polypoid mass measuring 0.5 cm in greatest dimension involving the midanterior two thirds of the right tongue blade.
- Laryngoscopy revealed a polypoid lesion implanting on the anterior aspect of the subglottic cone.
- Physical examination revealed a polypoid lesion at the right margin of the tongue.
Definition of polypoid in US English:
polypoid
adjectiveˈpäləˌpoidˈpɑləˌpɔɪd
1Zoology
Relating to or resembling a polyp or hydra.
Example sentencesExamples
- In its microstructure and gross anatomy, Hyolithelius is most similar to Byronia and to thecae of polypoid coronalids.
- For the reasons outlined above in the first paragraph and explained in more detail in Van Iten et al., we here interpret Sphenothallus as a thecate polypoid cnidarian whose systematic position within this phylum is uncertain.
- These attributes are obliterated when it undergoes metamorphosis into a sessile polypoid adult.
- Byronia is most similar to thecae of polypoid coronalids, an extant group of scyphozoans that have been allied with conulariids.
- 1.1 Relating to or denoting the polyp stage in the life cycle of a coelenterate.
Also called hydroid
Compare with medusoid
Example sentencesExamples
- The polypoid stage represents the asexual phase of its life cycle.
- A life cycle including both polypoid and medusoid phases that can be separate in space and scarcely overlapping in time characterizes many hydrozoans and most scyphozoans.
2Medicine
(of a growth) resembling or in the form of a polyp.
Example sentencesExamples
- By sigmoidoscopy, a submucosal ovoid polypoid mass measuring about 2 cm in greatest dimension was identified at 4 cm above the anal verge.
- Laryngoscopy revealed a polypoid lesion implanting on the anterior aspect of the subglottic cone.
- At the time of cholecystectomy, the gallbladder was noted to have a thickened wall and a polypoid mass arising in the neck of the gallbladder.
- Physical examination revealed a polypoid lesion at the right margin of the tongue.
- Physical examination revealed a pedunculated polypoid mass measuring 0.5 cm in greatest dimension involving the midanterior two thirds of the right tongue blade.