### condition | illness | polyp:

Cervical polyp
* are growths, rather like grapes, that generally extend from the mouth of the cervix.
* growth of tissue in the cervix.

### condition | illness | polyp:

Coral polyp
* All coral polyps share two basic structural features with other members of their phylum.
* Most coral polyps are nocturnal feeders
  - attach themselves to a hard surface and remain there for life
  - live together in colonies
* are animals that make up the coral colony
  - basically colorless
  - eaten by some specialist fish such as parrot fish and butterfly fish
  - less than one inch in diameter
  - nocturnal and stay inside their skeletons during the day
  - only able to tolerate a small temperature range
  - small, soft-bodied animals
  - very soft-bodied organisms related to jellyfish
* build their limestone skeletons by taking calcium out of the seawater.
* can grow on any solid surface, including the skeletal remains of other polyps.
* do more than feed and repro- duce.
* eat in two different ways depending on their species
  - plankton, an organism even smaller than themselves
* emerge from stony skeletal homes, stretching their tentacles out to feast on plankton.
* feed mainly on tiny swimming animals, such as the larvae of many kinds of shellfish.
* form a living mat over a calcium carbonate skeleton.
* get their food in two ways.
* grow connected to each other in large groups called colonies.
* have a soft body, stomach, and mouth surrounded by tentacles
  - symbiotic relationship with another organisms
  - hard, cuplike external skeletons that form the body of the coral reef
  - tubular, saclike bodies with a ring of tentacles surrounding their mouths
* reproduce asexually by fission, where an organism splits into two separate organisms
  - either from eggs or by budding
* require saline water
  - sunlight
  - warm water to live
* secrete a strong calcium structure that is used in jewelry making.
* take up molecular oxygen.

Hyperplastic polyp
* are different than adenomatous polyps.
* growth in the colon that has no premalignant potential.

Individual polyp
* Some individual polyp has tentacles.
* vary in size, length, and color.
* work together like one big organism.

### condition | illness | polyp:

Nasal polyp
* are a common disease with in the majority of cases unknown origin.
* are benign grape-like growths that sometimes obstruct the nasal passages
  - growths in the nasal passages
  - blisters on the inner lining of the nose
  - fleshy outgrowths of the mucous membrane of the nose
  - more likely to develop in people who have allergies or asthma
  - the most common tumors of the nasal cavity
* can also cause a runny nose
  - obviously block the sinus openings and precipitate chronic sinus infections
* tend to grow back unless the underlying allergy or infection is controlled.

Vocal polyp
* are benign fleshy growths on the vocal folds that require surgical removal.
* result in hoarse, rough, low-pitched speech and usually require surgery.

Psychiatric illness
* Many psychiatric illnesses benefit from combined biological and psychological treatments
  - take years of counseling and drugs
* are a predisposing factor
  - often undetected
* is diagnosed where none exists
  - just that - an illness, that is treatable

Psychological illness
* Some psychological illnesses have physical causes associated with exposure to hazardous substances.
* can strike anyone, anywhere.
* ranges in both type and severity.