POLYPS Synonyms
3 hypernyms for polyps. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for POLYPS
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| growths | noun n | |||||
noun • (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level • a progression from simpler to more complex forms • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important • vegetation that has grown • the gradual beginning or coming forth • (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) • something grown or growing | ||||||
| nodules | noun n | |||||
noun • a small node • small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant • (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment) | ||||||
| tumors | noun n | |||||
noun • an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | ||||||
| polypus | noun n | |||||
noun • a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane | ||||||