Polyp vs. Polypoid

Polypnoun

(medicine) an abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane

Polypoidadjective

Resembling a polyp.

Polypnoun

(zoology) a cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles

Polypoidadjective

Marked by the presence of lesions suggesting polyps.

Polypnoun

One of the feeding or nutritive zooids of a hydroid or coral.

Polypoidadjective

Like a polyp; having the nature of a polyp, but lacking the tentacles or other parts.

Polypnoun

a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane

Polypoidadjective

Resembling a polypus in appearance; having a character like that of a polypus.

Polypnoun

one of two forms that coelenterates take e.g. a hydra or coral: usually sedentary and has a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth