Definition of Polype
1. n. See Polyp.
Definition of Polype
1. polyp [n -S] - See also: polyp
Medical Definition of Polype
1.
1. Growth, usually benign, protruding from a mucous membrane.
2. The sessile stage of the Cnidarian life cycle, the cylindrical body is attached to the substratum at its lower end and has a mouth surrounded by tentacles bearing nematocysts at the upper end, Hydra and the feeding polyps of the colonial Obelia are examples.
(14 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polype
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