polyp

  • 21polyp — pol|yp [ˈpɔlıp US ˈpa: ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: polype, from Latin polypus octopus , from Greek, from poly ( POLY ) + pous foot ] 1.) a small lump that grows inside your body because of an illness, but is not likely to harm you 2.) …

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  • 22polyp — [16] A polyp is etymologically a ‘manyfooted’ creature. The word originally signified ‘octopus’, but in the 18th century was broadened out into a general term for marine invertebrates with tentacles, such as hydras and sea anemones. It comes via… …

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  • 23polyp — i, o (G). Many footed; a polyp …

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  • 24polyp — /ˈpɒləp/ (say poluhp) noun 1. Zoology a. a sedentary type of animal form characterised by a more or less fixed base, columnar body, and free end with mouth and tentacles, especially as applied to coelenterates. b. an individual zooid of a… …

  • 25polyp — [16] A polyp is etymologically a ‘manyfooted’ creature. The word originally signified ‘octopus’, but in the 18th century was broadened out into a general term for marine invertebrates with tentacles, such as hydras and sea anemones. It comes via… …

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  • 26Polyp (Fahrgeschäft) — Polyp Daten[1] Grundfläche 23 m × 22,5 m Höhe 10 m …

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  • 27Polyp stem — Polyp Pol yp, n. [L. polypus, Gr. ?, ?, literally, many footed; poly s many + ?, ?, foot: cf. F. polype. See {Poly } and {Foot}, and cf. {Polypode}, {Polypody}, {Poulp}.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) One of the feeding or nutritive zooids of a hydroid or coral …

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  • 28Polyp & Brand — is the collective working name for Chrissy Brand and P J Polyp. Together they have produced the cartoon strips Relax with the Grim Reaper , Rex the dinosaur , The Secret World of Slugs and Me Me Me... for magazines such as The Big Issue …

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  • 29Polyp (medicine) — Infobox Disease Name = Colon polyps Caption = Polyp of sigmoid colon as revealed by colonoscopy. Approximately 1 cm in diameter. The polyp was removed by snare cautery DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|K|63|5|k|55 various ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM =… …

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  • 30Polyp (Geschwulst) — Schnitt durch einen Polypen der Magenschleimhaut Polypen sind makroskopisch sichtbare, meist gestielte Ausstülpungen der Mukosa (Schleimhaut). Ihr beschreibender Name leitet sich von den Polypen der Nesseltiere her (griechisch polypous =… …

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