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Definition of: polyp
(pol′ip) noun
1. Zool. a A many–tentacled, sessile aquatic coelenterate having a radially symmetrical body typically cylindrical or cup–shaped, as a sea anemone or coral. b A single unit of a colonial organism.
2. Pathol. A polypus. [<MF polype <L polypus a cuttlefish, a polypus <Gk. polypous <poly- many + pous a foot]
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