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polypoid, a.|ˈpɒlɪpɔɪd|
[f. L. polyp-us polyp, polypus + -oid.]
1. Zool. Resembling or of the nature of a polyp.
1850Allman in Brit. Assoc. Rep. (1851) 305 Those polypoid molluscous animals. 1871― Gymnobl. Hydroids 17 The polypoid phases of the Hydroida. 1877Le Conte Elem. Geol. (1879) 294 The larval form of most if not all Medusae is a compound polypoid animal.
2. Path. Resembling or of the nature of a polypus.
1842in Dunglison Med. Lex. 1843R. J. Graves Syst. Clin. Med. xxvi. 334 Polypoid condylomata. These were fleshy, roundish, soft. 1884M. Mackenzie Dis. Throat & Nose II. 365 Polypus and polypoid thickening of the mucous membrane of the nose.
So polyˈpoidal a.
1890in Cent. Dict. 1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. IV. 693 The growth has been somewhat soft and of a polypoidal appearance. |