Polyps

/ˈpɑːlɪps/ noun

Definition

Small, usually benign growths that stick out from the lining of your body, especially in the colon or throat.

Etymology

From Greek polypous (many-footed), used for sea creatures with tentacles. Applied to medical growths because of their similar protruding shape.

Kelly Says

Colorectal polyps are one of medicine's great success stories—routine screening catches precancerous polyps before they become dangerous, preventing thousands of cancers annually.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፖሊፕ (polipl)
poh-lee-pl
ARالعربية
الورم (al-waram)
al-war-am
BNবাংলা
পলিপ (polipo)
poh-lee-po
CACatalà
polypus
poh-lee-pus
CSČeština
polypy
pol-ee-pee
DADansk
polyp
pol-ip
DEDeutsch
Polypen
pol-i-pen
ELΕλληνικά
πολύπους (polýpous)
pol-ee-poos
ESEspañol
pólipos
poh-lee-pohs
FAفارسی
پلیپ (palyep)
pah-lee-ep
FISuomi
polyypit
pol-ee-p-ee-t
FRFrançais
polypes
pol-eehp
GUGU
પોલીપ્સ (pōlīps)
poh-lee-ps
HAHA
fula
foo-lah
HEעברית
פוליפס (polips)
poh-lee-ps
HIहिन्दी
पॉलीप्स (pōlīps)
poh-lee-ps
HUMagyar
polipok
poh-lee-pok
IDBahasa Indonesia
polips
poh-lee-ps
IGIG
pọlìpọ̀
poh-lee-poh
ITItaliano
polipi
poh-lee-pee
JA日本語
ポリープ (porīpu)
poh-ree-poo
KKKK
полип (polipp)
poh-lee-pp
KMKM
ពេល (pehl)
peh-l
KO한국어
폴립 (pollip)
pol-lip
MRMR
पोलिप्स (pōlīps)
poh-lee-ps
MSBahasa Melayu
polips
poh-lee-ps
MYမြန်မာ
ပိုလီပ် (polipt)
poh-lee-pt
NLNederlands
poliepen
poh-lee-pen
NONorsk
polyper
pol-ee-per
PAPA
ਪੌਲੀਪ (pāulīp)
poh-lee-p
PLPolski
polipy
poh-lee-pee
PTPortuguês
pólipos
poh-lee-pohs
RORomână
polipi
poh-lee-pee
RUРусский
полипы (polipy)
pah-lee-pee
SVSvenska
polyp
pol-ip
SWKiswahili
polipi
poh-lee-pee
TAதமிழ்
பாலிப்ஸ் (pāliips)
pah-lee-ips
TEతెలుగు
పాలిప్స్ (pāliips)
pah-lee-ips
THไทย
โพลิป (pholiip)
poh-leeep
TLTL
polips
poh-lee-ps
TRTürkçe
polisler
poh-lee-sler
UKУкраїнська
поліпи (polipy)
pah-lee-pee
URاردو
پولیپ (pūlip)
poo-lee-p
VITiếng Việt
uống
oo-ong
YOYO
pọ́lípọ̀
poh-lee-poh
ZH中文
息肉 (xīròu)
shee-roh
ZUZU
polipi
poh-lee-pee

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