What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Polyp vs Polypus - What's the difference?

polyp | polypus |

As nouns the difference between polyp and polypus

is that polyp is polyp while polypus is a cardiac thrombus usually found post-mortem.

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

    External links

    * * * ----

    polypus

    English

    Noun

    (polypi)
  • A cardiac thrombus usually found post-mortem.
  • (archaic) An octopus.
    • ----