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Polyp vs Carcinoma - What's the difference?

polyp | carcinoma |

As nouns the difference between polyp and carcinoma

is that polyp is polyp while carcinoma is (oncology) an invasive malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body.

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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    carcinoma

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia carcinoma) (en-noun)
  • (oncology) An invasive malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body.

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