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polypus

po·ly·pus

UK/ˈpɒlɪpəs/ US/ˈpɑlɪpəs/ uncommon archaic obsolete

noun

1.

a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane

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Origin

From Latin polypus, from Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous). Doublet of polyp.

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