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Originally appearing in Volume V22, Page 38 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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POLYPUS , a

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TERM

term signifying a

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TUMOUR (Lat. tumor, a swelling)

tumour which is attached by a narrow

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NECK (O. Eng. hnecca; the word appears in many Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch ride, Ger. Nacken; in O. E. the common word was heals; cf. Ger. Hals)

neck to the walls of a cavity lined with mucousmembrane . A polypus• or polypoid tumour may belong to any variety of tumour, either

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SIMPLE

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MALIGNANT (Lat. malignus, evil-disposed, from maligenus)

malignant . The most

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COMMON

common variety is a polypus of the

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NOSE (O.Eng. nosu, cf. Dutch neus, Swed. nos, snout; the Aix in Provence. Both at Aix and at Lyons he acquired great connexion with O.Eng. nasu is obscure, cf. Ger. Nase, Lat. pares, distinction by his labours during outbreaks of the plague. In nostrils,

nose of simple

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CHARACTER (Gr. xapareri7p, from xap&crew, to scratch)

character and easily removed . Polypi are also met with in the

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EAR (common Teut.; O.E. are, Ger. Ohr, Du. oor, akin to Lat. auris, Gr. ovs)

ear, larynx, uterus,

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BLADDER (from A.S. blaeddre, connected with bl¢wan, to blow, cf. Ger. blase)

bladder, vagina, and rectum .

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