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Abstract
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.
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- Intestinal Polyp
- Polyp, Intestinal
- Polyps, Intestinal
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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INTESTINAL POLYPOSIS is also available
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- Intestinal Diseases (1966-1967)
- Polyps (1966-1967)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Intestinal Polyps. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007417. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007417
- Intestinal Polyps. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14299202