Anatomical Abnormality
intestinal polyp
in·tes·ti·nal pol·yp
Subclass of:
polyps
Definitions related to intestinal polyps:
  • A discrete abnormal tissue mass that protrudes into the lumen of the intestine and is attached to the intestinal wall either by a stalk, pedunculus, or a broad base.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • Discrete abnormal tissue masses that protrude into the lumen of the INTESTINE. A polyp is attached to the intestinal wall either by a stalk, pedunculus, or by a broad base.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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