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

Word History and Origins

Origin of polypoid¹

First recorded in 1835–45; polyp + -oid

Example Sentences

If the rectum be affected the mucous membrane becomes thickened, polypoid growths form and large submucous haemorrhages may take place.

From Project Gutenberg

Polypoid growths of the rectum must be surgically treated.

From Project Gutenberg

Back home and full of bounce after a five-week tour of Western Europe was Dwight Eisenhower, 71; bouncing back nicely in a Manhattan hospital after an operation to remove a polypoid lesion from his large intestine was Herbert Hoover, 88; perennially bouncy Harry Truman, 78, was gadding about Manhattan.

From Time Magazine Archive

Simple growths of the salivary glands, cysts of the pancreas and polypoid tumours of the rectum are the most frequent.

From Project Gutenberg

So, again, Dr. Strethill Wright remarks, "in the life-history of the Hydroid� any phase, planuloid, polypoid, or medusoid, may be absent."

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