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protuberancy

English

Etymology

protuberant +? -cy

Noun

protuberancy (countable and uncountable, plural protuberancies)

  1. The quality or state of being protuberant.
  2. A protuberance.

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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)

  1. (medicine) an abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane
  2. (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

  1. (biology) polyp
  2. (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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