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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Research, Technology, Methods > pathological processes and conditions > polyps (pathological conditions)
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polyps (pathological conditions)

Definition:
Discrete abnormal tissue masses that protrude into the lumen of the digestive tract or the respiratory tract. Polyps can be spheroidal, hemispheroidal, or irregular mound-shaped structures attached to the mucous membrane of the lumen wall either by a stalk, pedunculus, or by a broad base.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
pathological processes and conditions
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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/54591
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2014-05-05