Sessility (medicine)
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In medicine, sessility is a characteristic of tumors and polyps
that lack a stalk, as opposed to those that are pedunculated
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Polyp (medicine)
A polyp is an abnormal growth of tissue projecting from a mucous membrane. If it is attached to the surface by a narrow elongated stalk, it is said to be pedunculated. If no stalk is present, it is said to be sessile. Polyps are commonly found in the colon, stomach, nose, sinus, urinary bladder...
that lack a stalk, as opposed to those that are pedunculated
Pedunculated
In medicine and zoology, a peduncle is a stalk-shaped mass of tissue. Pedunculated is a term that is used to describe a mass that has or is supported on a peduncle, such as a cyst or polyp.As opposed to sessile which lacks a stalk- References :*...
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