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nasal polyp (medicine)


nasal polyp
<otolaryngology> A projection of the mucosa lining the nasal and paranasal sinuses that is rounded and elongated within the nasal cavity.

A common cause for nasal airway obstruction in patients who suffer from allergic sinusitis. They are found more commonly in those with chronic allergic rhinitis or sinusitis. Large nasal polyps can interfere with nasal breathing and are often removed surgically to improve breathing and decrease chronic allergic symptoms.


tragelaph (iou)



tragelaph noun. LME.
[Latin tragelaphus from Greek tragelaphos, from tragos goat + elaphos deer.]
1. a. Any of various antelopes or Other horned animals vaguely known to ancient writers. obsolete exc. Hist. LME.
b. A mythical or fictitious composite animal represented as a combination of a goat and a stag. M17.
2. Zoology. An antelope of the modern genus Tragelaphus, as the bushbuck, the kudu, the eland, etc. L19.
tragelaphine adjective & noun (a) adjective of or designating the subfamily Tragelaphinae of antelopes, typified by the genus Tragelaphus; (b) noun an antelope of this group: L19.