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Definition of "polypoidal" []

  • Resembling a polypus.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "polypoidal" in a sentence
  • "On opening the joint, there may escape fluid and loose bodies similar to those described under hydrops, and if the finger is introduced into the cavity, the upper pouch is felt to be occupied by fringes or polypoidal processes derived from the synovial membrane."
  • "In this human proof-of-concept trial, Lpath plans to dose 32 subjects -- 16 at a lower dose and 16 at a higher dose -- that have PED secondary to wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) or polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV)."
  • "The researchers speculate that Asian men may be more susceptible to polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV), abnormal development of blood vessels in the deeper layers of the eye."