pseudopolyp

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noun

A projecting mass of scar tissue that develops from granulation tissue during the healing phase in repeated cycles of ulceration.

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

nounpseudopolyp (plural pseudopolyps)

plural pseudopolyps

  1. A projecting mass of scar tissue that develops from granulation tissue during the healing phase in repeated cycles of ulceration.

Origin

  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. Englishpseudopolyp

From pseudo- + polyp.

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pseudopolyp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudopolyp

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“pseudopolyp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudopolyp. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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