polyp

n. 息肉, 水螅虫 [医] 息肉

发音

US /ˈpɑlɪp/
其它
UK /ˈpɒlɪp/

词形变化

polyps 复数 polyps

别名

polype

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane.

    息肉

    医学
  2. 2.

    A cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles.

    生物 动物学
  3. 3.

    A cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles.

    The sessile life stage of many cnidarians, whose free-swimming stage, if present, is the medusa.

    生物 动物学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

polypus

上位词 3

growth cnidarian coelenterate

相关短语

nasal polyp [医] 鼻息肉 fibroepithelial polyp

词源

From Latin polypus (“a polyp, a polypus in the nose”), from Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous, from πολύς (polús, “many”) + πούς (poús, “foot”)). Doublet of polypus.

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