different between protrusion vs polyp
protrusion
English
Etymology
From French protrusion
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -u???n
Noun
protrusion (countable and uncountable, plural protrusions)
- (uncountable) The act of protruding.
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (uncountable) The state of being protruded.
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (countable) Anything that protrudes.
- Synonym: protuberance
Antonyms
- indentation
Related terms
- protuberance
Translations
See also
- hernia
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polyp
English
Etymology
From Latin polypus (“a polyp, a polypus in the nose”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (polúpous), from ????? (polús, “many”) + ???? (poús, “foot”). Doublet of polypus.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p?l?p/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p?l?p/
- Rhymes: -?l?p
- Hyphenation: pol?yp
Noun
polyp (plural polyps)
- (medicine) an abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane
- (zoology) a cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles
Derived terms
- polypoid
Related terms
- polypian
- polyposis
Translations
Further reading
- polyp in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- polyp in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- polyp at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- loppy
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?pol?p]
Noun
polyp m
- (biology) polyp
- (medicine) polyp
Derived terms
- polypí
Further reading
- polyp in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- polyp in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
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