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Focal accumulations of EDEMA fluid in the NASAL MUCOSA accompanied by HYPERPLASIA of the associated submucosal connective tissue. Polyps may be NEOPLASMS, foci of INFLAMMATION, degenerative lesions, or malformations.
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- Nasal Polyp
- Polyp, Nasal
- Polyps, Nasal
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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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References
- National Library of Medicine. Nasal Polyps. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009298. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009298
- Nasal Polyps. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_polyp
- Nasal Polyps. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8055111