Category:Polypus

Pol"y*pus, n.; pl. E. Polypuses, l. Polypi. Etym: [l. See polyp.]

1. (zoöl.)

Defn: same as polyp.

2. (med.)

Defn: a tumor, usually with a narrow base, somewhat resembling a Pear, -- found in the nose, uterus, etc., and produced by hypertrophy Of some portion of the mucous membrane.