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Nodule vs Polyp - What's the difference?

nodule | polyp |

As nouns the difference between nodule and polyp

is that nodule is a rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump while polyp is an abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane.

nodule

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.

    • Derived terms

    polyp

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) an abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane
  • (biology) a cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles

    • Derived terms

    * polypoid

    Related terms

    * polyposis

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