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pseudopolyp

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pseudopolyp /pseu·do·pol·yp/ (-pol´ip) a hypertrophied tab of mucous membrane resembling a polyp.
pseu·do·pol·yp (sd-plp)
n.
A projecting mass of granulation tissue, such as the masses that may develop in ulcerative colitis.
pseudopolyp
[-pol′ip]
a projecting mass of granulation tissue that may develop in ulcerative colitis and become covered by regenerating epithelium.
Cockscomb Cervix
A transverse ridging of uterine cervix and upper vagina, seen in 1/4 of women exposed in utero to diethylstilbestrol—DES; the CC has no known significance
pseudopolyp [soo″do-pol´ip]
a hypertrophied tab of mucous membrane resembling a polyp, but caused by ulceration surrounding intact mucosa.
pseudopolyp
a hypertrophied tab of mucous membrane resembling a polyp, but caused by ulceration surrounding intact mucosa.
pseudopolyp
An 'island' of preserved colonic mucosa, surrounded by an ulcerated 'sea' of hemorrhagic mucosa; pseudopolyps are typical of ulcerative colitis, but may be seen in IBD, bacterial dysentery, amebiasis due to Entamoeba histolytica and schistosomiasis. Cf Polyp.
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His first colonoscopy revealed severe and extensive ulceration and pseudopolyps in the proximal rectum and colon.
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55) In cases of long-standing colitis, pseudopolyps can develop.
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He reviewed the findings from carrageenan-treated animals, including loss of haustral folds, mucosal granularity, crypt abscesses, lymphocytic infiltration, capillary congestion, pseudopolyps, and strictures.
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