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Will 2cm polyp become plegm got during sore throat ?
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Two diff things: A polyp is an out-pouching of a mucous membrane, as on your sinus or nasal lining. Phlegm is mucous secreted by mucous cells in response to inflammation or infection. You can have one with or without the other, but they don't change into each other.
Answered 10/3/2016
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