pólipo

Definitions of pólipo
  1. noun
    one of two forms that coelenterates take (e.g. a hydra or coral): usually sedentary with a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth
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    type of:
    cnidario
    radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms
  2. noun
    a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane
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    type of:
    bulto, hinchazón
    (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)
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