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Polyps

"Polyps" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Polyps" by people in this website by year, and whether "Polyps" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 6 publications over 5 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2013
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