Author: Glossary
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Fibroepithelial polyp
A smooth-surfaced polyp of the oral mucosa, usually developing after trauma to the area.
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Fibrinous polyp
A polyp containing fibrin and blood, located in the uterine cavity.
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Colonic polyp
An abnormal tissue growth within the lumen of the colon. It may be benign or malignant.
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Cardiac polyp
A pedunculated tumor attached to the inside of the heart. If situated close to a valve, it may cause blockage of the valve intermittently.
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Bleeding polyp
An angioma of the nasal mucous membrane.
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Antrochoanal polyp
A nasal polyp found near the posterior wall of the maxillary sinus.
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Adenomatous polyp
Benign neoplastic tissue originating in the glandular epithelium.
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Polyoxyl stearat
Any of several polyoxyethylene stearates. They have varying lengths of the polymer chain (e.g., polyoxyl 8 stearate and polyoxyl 40 stearate have polymer lengths of 8 and 40, respectively). They are nonionic surface-active agents that are useful emulsifiers.
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Polyovulatory
Releasing several ova in a single ovulatory cycle.
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Polyotia
The state of having more than two ears.