Polypus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Polypus \Pol"y*pus\, n.; pl. E. {Polypuses}, L. {Polypi}. [L.
     See {Polyp}.]
     1. (Zool.) Same as {Polyp}.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Med.) A tumor, usually with a narrow base, somewhat


        resembling a pear, -- found in the nose, uterus, etc., and
        produced by hypertrophy of some portion of the mucous
        membrane.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  polypus
       n : a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane
           [syn: {polyp}]
       [also: {polypi} (pl)]