Archaic form of polyp.

plural of polype

(medicine) An abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane. / (zoology) A cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles.

Relating to, resembling, or characterized by the presence of a polyp.

plural of polyp

plural of nasal polyp

(pathology) A growth in the nose commonly connected with allergic rhinitis, but not directly caused by it, arising mainly from the mucous membranes and paranasal sinuses.

plural of fibroepithelial polyp

(medicine) A benign, often solitary, rubbery, polypoid outgrowth of epidermal and dermal fibrovascular tissue protruding from the skin surface.

(organic chemistry) Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds. / (biochemistry) Any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein.