Polyp definition

Polyp means a growth from a mucous membrane commonly found in organs such as the colon and rectum, the uterus and the nose. Certain types of polyps, such as adenomas, may develop into cancer.

Examples of Polyp in a sentence

  • Second, transforming any of these algorithms into Polyp- graph (Section 5) is a way of obtaining accountability with a lower complexity than the previous extension.

  • Colorectal adenoma Participants with an adenoma removed during colonoscopy, and verified by an index study pathologist using diagnostic criteria established by the National Polyp Study[194], were considered cases.

  • Polyps detected and removed during colonoscopy were reviewed by an index study pathologist using diagnostic criteria established by the National Polyp Study.

  • In order to confirm the diagnosis, a study pathologist examined histological characteristics of all polyps applying National Polyp Study diagnostic criteria[48].