Word · Frequency #13529
polyps
息肉
polyps is the plural of polyp.
a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane
- 1.
A cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles.
一种圆柱形腔肠动物,如水螅,口部周围有触手。
- 2.
An abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane.
从黏膜突出的异常增生物。
水螅体；水螅虫；一种圆柱形腔肠动物,如水螅,口部周围有触手。；从黏膜突出的异常增生物。；水螅虫；[医] 息肉
In use
During a routine check-up, the doctor found a small polyp in my nose and suggested removing it.
Polyps in the colon can be harmless, but doctors usually remove them to be safe.
The surgeon removed the polyp and sent it to the laboratory for testing.
a polyp in [body part]
表示息肉生长的部位时，常用 in 加身体部位。
The doctor found a polyp in her colon.
医生在她的结肠里发现了一个息肉。
remove a polyp from [body part]
常用 remove 或 excise 表示切除息肉。
The surgeon removed a polyp from the patient's nose.
外科医生从病人的鼻子里切除了一个息肉。
[body part] polyp
身体部位名词可直接放在 polyp 前作定语，如 colon polyp（结肠息肉）、nasal polyp（鼻息肉）。
Connections
Collocations
- nasal polyp
- 鼻息肉
- Nasal polyps can make it hard to breathe.鼻息肉可能让人呼吸困难。
- colon polyp
- 结肠息肉
- Most colon polyps are not cancerous, but some may become so.大多数结肠息肉不是癌性的，但有些可能癌变。
- polyp removal
- 息肉切除
- Polyp removal during a colonoscopy can prevent cancer.在结肠镜检查中切除息肉可以预防癌症。
- coral polyp
- 珊瑚虫
- Tiny coral polyps build huge reefs over time.微小的珊瑚虫经年累月能建造出巨大的珊瑚礁。
- polyp stage
- 水螅体阶段
- The polyp stage is one of two forms in the cnidarian life cycle.水螅体阶段是刺胞动物生命周期中的两种形态之一。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 polyp 想成“poly(多)+一个小点 p”：肠壁上多出一块息肉，或水螅虫伸出多根触手。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：medical reports、clinical consultations、biology textbooks、marine biology polyp 有两个常见义项：医学上指“息肉”，多用于临床检查、报告等正式医疗语境；动物学上指“水螅体/水螅虫”，常见于生物学教材或科普文章。整体属正式、专业语域，在日常口语中相对少见。
Grammar Note
作“息肉”解时指黏膜表面的血管增生，常见于医学语境；作“水螅虫”解时指腔肠动物的一种形态。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Polyp ends in an unstressed /ɪp/; gossip, turnip, tulip and catnip share that final sound, but polyp's stress is on the first syllable, so they are not perfect rhymes. The spelling chunk poly- in polyp, polygon and polyester is pronounced /pɒlɪ/ at the start, but polyester's stress is on the second syllable, so it only looks similar.
Learn the forms together
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