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Dictionary » P » Polyp Polyppolyp 1. (Science: pathology) growth, usually benign, protruding from a mucous membrane. 2. (Science: plant biology) The sessile stage of the Cnidarian life cycle, the cylindrical body is attached to the substratum at its lower end and has a mouth surrounded by tentacles bearing nematocysts at the upper end, hydra and the feeding polyps of the colonial Obelia are examples. ![]()
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Results from our forumStomach bloating and weight gainWhat was the size of the polyp, >10mm ? If so I would wonder why this did not raise concerns with the doctors. Although I think this is unrelated to any change in body size, It might cause the severe pains which prompted you to visit ...
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Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain... test, gave me some pain medicine and sent me home. The CT scan was normal, the x-rays normal, the abdominal ultrasound showed a small gallbladder polyp and everything else normal. I have been to my regular doctor, gynecologist, gastro specialist. They did a endoscopy, colonoscopy, Hydrogen breath ...
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Stomach bloating and weight gain... today get the results that my Gastroscopy all came back fine and that there is nothing wrong in that area. Also my gall bladder has 1 small polyp on it and she doesn't think that would cause me any pain. Plus the pain is under my left breast instead of my right. Also my thyroid has been ...
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Bloating, Distention, Intestinal Gas... was that there was a small mass on my gall bladder which the doctor wasn’t at all concerned with. He said that it is most likely a cholesterol polyp which is nothing to worry about and would not cause the symptoms that I am experiencing. My hem-occult slide test was negative, too. I have been ...
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Medusa and polyp - question... assignment, and am wavering on my answer to a particular question. A medusa typically has more specialized organs for movement and response than a polyp does. Why might this be the case? I'm taking into consideration how the lifestyle of a medusa differs from that of most polyps... Any help is ...
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