noun
nasal polyps; adenoids
Medical term for benign growths in the nasal cavity or sinuses. In everyday conversation, 鼻ポリープ is also used.
鼻茸の手術を受けた。
I had surgery for nasal polyps.
慢性副鼻腔炎が原因で鼻茸ができることがある。
Chronic sinusitis can cause nasal polyps to form.
More common in everyday speech; 鼻茸 is the traditional medical term.
Compound of 鼻 (nose) and 茸 (mushroom), from the mushroom-like appearance of the growths.