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Polyps

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polypusnoun(medicine) A polyp.
adenomatousverb(pathology) Of or pertaining to adenoma
papillomasnoun(pathology, oncology) An epithelial tumour, usually benign, with the appearance of a papilla
neoplasmsnoun(pathology, oncology) An abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue in animals or plants.
lesionsnoun(pathology) A wound or injury.
nodulesnoun(medicine, dermatology) A rounded mass or irregular shape; a small knot or lump.
growthsnounAn increase in size, number, value, or strength.
adenomasnoun(pathology) A benign tumour of the epithelium arising from or resembling a gland.
tumorsnoun(oncology, pathology) An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.
massesnoun(generically) People, especially a large number of people; the general population.
hyperplasiasnoun(medicine) An increase in the size of a tissue or organ due to increased number of cells.
vegetationsnoun(uncountable) Plants, taken collectively.
cystsnounA pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.
excrescencesnounSomething, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else.
outgrowthsnounAnything that grows out of something else.
protuberancesnounA bulge, knob, swelling, spine, or anything that protrudes.
swellingsnounThe state of being swollen.
zooidsnoun(zoology) One of the individual animals in a composite group, as of Anthozoa, Hydrozoa, and Bryozoa; — sometimes restricted to those individuals in which the mouth and digestive organs are not developed.
fibromasnoun(pathology) A benign tumour of fibrous connective tissue.
protrusionsnoun(countable) Anything that protrudes.

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