nasal polyp

noun

A growth in the nose commonly connected with allergic rhinitis, but not directly caused by it, arising mainly from the mucous membranes and paranasal sinuses.

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Meanings

nounnasal polyp (plural nasal polyps)

plural nasal polyps

  1. medicineA growth in the nose commonly connected with allergic rhinitis, but not directly caused by it, arising mainly from the mucous membranes and paranasal sinuses.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 鼻息肉
  • 鼻息肉 (bíxīròu)growth in the nose
Finnish nenäpolyyppi
  • nenäpolyyppigrowth in the nose
French polype nasal
  • polype nasalgrowth in the nose
German Nasenpolyp
  • Nasenpolypgrowth in the nose
Japanese 鼻茸
  • 鼻茸 (hanatake)growth in the nose
Russian поли́п но́са, наза́льный поли́п
  • поли́п но́са (políp nósa)growth in the nose
  • наза́льный поли́п (nazálʹnyj políp)growth in the nose
Spanish pólipo nasal
  • pólipo nasalgrowth in the nose
Cite this entry
APA

nasal polyp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasal%20polyp

MLA

“nasal polyp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasal%20polyp. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nasal polyp,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasal%20polyp.

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