Etymology

pseudopolyp

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Today it means: A projecting mass of scar tissue that develops from granulation tissue during the healing phase in repeated cycles of ulceration. Full definition →

English polyp ← Latin polypus ← Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous)
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  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  7. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  8. Ancient Greekπολυ- (polu-)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  11. Ancient Greekπούς (poús)
  12. Ancient Greekπολύπους (polúpous)
  13. Latinpolypus
  14. Englishpolyp
  15. English todaypseudopolyp

From pseudo- + polyp.

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