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polyp

The origin and history of polyp.

Etymology

Comes from Latin polypus (“a polyp, a polypus in the nose”), from Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous, from πολύς (polús, “many”) plus πούς (poús, “foot”)). It is a doublet of polypus.

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