polyposis

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noun

A hereditary disease characterised by numerous polyps that erupt in various parts of the body, especially the colon

OriginEnglish polyp ← Latin polypus ← Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous) →
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Meanings

nounpolyposis (countable and uncountable, plural polyposes)

plural polyposes

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA hereditary disease characterised by numerous polyps that erupt in various parts of the body, especially the colon

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Ancient Greekπολυ- (polu-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  7. Ancient Greekπούς (poús)
  8. Ancient Greekπολύπους (polúpous)
  9. Latinpolypus
  10. Englishpolyp
  11. Englishpolyposis

From polyp + -osis.

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Translations

Finnish polypoosi
  • polypoosihereditary disease
Italian poliposi
  • poliposihereditary disease
Spanish poliposis
  • poliposishereditary disease
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Chicago

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