polyposis

polyposis

English

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English polyp
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Ancient Greek -τις (-tis)
Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)
Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor.
New Latin -ōsislbor.
English -osis
English polyposis

    From polyp + -osis.

    Noun

    polyposis (countable and uncountable, plural polyposes)

    1. (pathology) A hereditary disease characterised by numerous polyps that erupt in various parts of the body, especially the colon

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