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Definition of Polypous
1. a. Of the nature of a polypus; having many feet or roots, like the polypus; affected with polypus.
Definition of Polypous
1. Adjective. Relating to, resembling, or characterized by the presence of a polyp. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Polypous
1. pertaining to a polyp [adj] - See also: polyp
Medical Definition of Polypous
1. Pertaining to, manifesting the gross features of, or characterised by the presence of a polyp or polyps. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polypous
Literary usage of Polypous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of the Eye by William Mackenzie, Thomas Wharton Jones (1855)
"This is done on different parts of the tumour, and repeated as the eschars fall
away. polypous and fungous excrescences of the lacrymal caruncle and ..."
2. The Principles and Practice of Ophthalmic Medicine and Surgery by Thomas Wharton Jones (1863)
"polypous and fungous excrescences occasionally grow from the semilunar fold, or
lachrymal caruncle, or between the two, inflammation having, or having not, ..."
3. Elements of Pathological Anatomy by Samuel David Gross (1857)
"polypous Growth*—Lesion: of the Tympanum.—Bones of the Ear.—Eustachian Tube.—The
Labyrinth and Vestibule.—Diseases of the Auditory Nerve. ..."
4. The Principles of Midwifery: Including the Diseases of Women and Children by John Burns (1843)
"... or firm polypous tumours, sometimes spring from the labia. Both of these,
especially the latter, may give trouble by their weight or size. ..."
5. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1839)
"polypous Excrescences of the Mucous Membrane of the Stomach. ... Several small
polypous tumours were found attached to the mucous membrane, and hanging down ..."
6. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science; Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1854)
"Faculty polypous of eating or subsisting on many kinds of food. Sec Boulimia.
... Great thirst—desire for drink. Polydipsia. polypous ..."
7. A Practical Treatise on the Diseases, Injuries, and Malformations of the by Samuel David Gross (1855)
"polypous, FUNGOUS, ERECTILE, AND OTHER MORBID GROWTHS OF THE BLADDER. VARIOUS morbid
growths, not strictly malignant in their character, occasionally occur ..."
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