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Definitions for Polyp

[1] Zoology . a sedentary type of animal form characterized by a more or less fixed base, columnar body, and free end with mouth and tentacles, especially as applied to coelenterates. an individual zooid of a compound or colonial organism.
[2] Pathology . a projecting growth from a mucous surface, as of the nose, being either a tumor or a hypertrophy of the mucous membrane.
[3] zoology one of the two forms of individual that occur in coelenterates. It usually has a hollow cylindrical body with a ring of tentacles around the mouth Compare medusa (def. 2)
[4] Also called: polypus pathol a small vascularized growth arising from the surface of a mucous membrane, having a rounded base or a stalklike projection

Words related to Polyp

tumor, hydra, coral, coelenterate, anemone, hydroid

Words nearby Polyp

polyorchism, polyostotic, polyotia, polyovular, polyovulatory, polyp, polypary, polypectomy, polyped, polypeptide, polypetalous

Origin of Polyp

1350–1400; Middle English polip, short for polipus nasal tumor (later, also cephalopod, now obsolete) < Medieval Latin, Latin pōlypus < dialectal Greek poulýpous octopus, nasal tumor (Attic polýpous, genitive polýpodos; see poly-, -pod)

Other words from Polyp

pol·yp·ous , adjective
pol′ yp•oid′ adj.

Word origin for Polyp

C16 polip, from French polype nasal polyp, from Latin pōlypus sea animal, nasal polyp, from Greek polupous having many feet

Synonyms for Polyp

tumor, anemone, coelenterate, coral, hydra, hydroid