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polypoid

[ pol-uh-poid ]

adjective

, Pathology.
  1. resembling a polyp.


polypoid

/ ˈpɒlɪˌpɔɪd /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling a polyp
  2. (of a coelenterate) having the body in the form of a polyp
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of polypoid1

First recorded in 1835–45; polyp + -oid
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Example Sentences

(i) On account of polypoid degeneration of the anterior extremity of the turbinal.

The removal of polypoid ethmoid can thus be completely carried out.

If the pyogenic polypoid mucous membrane be not carefully removed, suppuration may persist.

The polypoid mucosa occupying the sinus and the fronto-ethmoidal cells along the passage to the nose are carefully plucked away.

Polypoid masses of the ethmoid may project through the posterior cavity and are removed in the same way.

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