"Nasal Polyps" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D009298
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.460.572 C09.603.557 C23.300.825.557
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| Concept/Terms |
Nasal Polyps- Nasal Polyps
- Nasal Polyp
- Polyp, Nasal
- Polyps, Nasal
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