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polyposis.

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

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Meaning & usage

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

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) Ancient Greek πολυ- (polu-) Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓdsder. Ancient Greek πούς (poús) Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous)bor. Latin polypusbor. English polyp Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English polyposis From polyp + -osis.

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