polypus

English Thesaurus

1. a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane (noun.state)

hypernym	:	growth,
definition	:	(pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) (noun.state)

hyponym	:	adenomatous polyp,
definition	:	a polyp that consists of benign neoplastic tissue derived from glandular epithelium (noun.state)

hyponym	:	sessile polyp,
definition	:	a relatively flat polyp (noun.state)

hyponym	:	pedunculated polyp,
definition	:	a polyp with a stalk or peduncle (noun.state)