1
: the sessile form of cnidarian (such as a coral or sea anemone) typically having a hollow cylindrical body closed and attached at one end and opening at the other by a central mouth surrounded by tentacles armed with nematocysts
2
: a growth projecting from a mucous membrane (as of the colon or vocal cords)
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For people with nasal congestion or conditions like nasal polyps, mouth taping could lead to suffocation during sleep.
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Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 22 May 2025
Reagan, who at age 74 was the then-oldest president in history, had a cancerous polyp removed from his colon in 1985.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
For those eligible for health screenings like a colonoscopy, physicians could catch and remove precancerous polyps in addition to checking for cancer already present.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Uterine polyps Polyps are soft, fleshy growths usually found on the inside lining of the uterus (called the endometrium) and on or around the cervix.
—Ashley Abramson, SELF, 7 May 2025
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Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 22 May 2025
Reagan, who at age 74 was the then-oldest president in history, had a cancerous polyp removed from his colon in 1985.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
For those eligible for health screenings like a colonoscopy, physicians could catch and remove precancerous polyps in addition to checking for cancer already present.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Uterine polyps Polyps are soft, fleshy growths usually found on the inside lining of the uterus (called the endometrium) and on or around the cervix.
—Ashley Abramson, SELF, 7 May 2025
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“Polyp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polyp. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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polyp
noun
pol·yp
ˈpäl-əp 
: an invertebrate animal (as a sea anemone or a coral) that is a coelenterate having a hollow cylinder-shaped body closed and attached at one end and opening at the other by a central mouth surrounded by tentacles armed with minute stinging organs
Medical Definition
polyp
noun
pol·yp
ˈpäl-əp
: a projecting mass of swollen and hypertrophied or tumorous membrane (as in the nasal cavity or the intestine)
called also polypus
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