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Recent Examples of cyst
Doctors discovered an 11-cm mass in Mansi's abdomen — complications from a previously undetected ovarian cyst — sending the actress into a panic.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
That May, Kristy said, a large cyst formed on his surgical scar.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Essence online said the surgery came from an inflamed cyst that the artist had that led to internal bleeding.
—Ralph Green, Houston Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2026
Multiple blood tests and 108 pelvis, transabdominal and transvaginal ultrasound images later, my ER doctor informed me of a possible ovarian cyst rupture.
—Angelica Zhiyu Luo, SELF, 3 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
That May, Kristy said, a large cyst formed on his surgical scar.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Essence online said the surgery came from an inflamed cyst that the artist had that led to internal bleeding.
—Ralph Green, Houston Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2026
Multiple blood tests and 108 pelvis, transabdominal and transvaginal ultrasound images later, my ER doctor informed me of a possible ovarian cyst rupture.
—Angelica Zhiyu Luo, SELF, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cyst
Noun
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Williams informed Daver and Guy, who independently confirmed the existence of this femoral tubercle.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
2 Jan. 2026
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Still, months later, a quote tweet will appear at intervals highlighting a necklace, tubercle, or ice cube tray lurking in the deep space of the photo.—
Paul McAdory,
Them.,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The second type of polyp is small, wart-like and occurs in clusters.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
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The second type of polyp is small, wart-like and occurs in clusters, serving to create a water current through the colony.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Critically, each feeding polyp sends its food to a common digestive system, so the entire colony feeds as one unified organism.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
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One type of polyp handles feeding, extending above the sand and secreting a mucus net to capture small prey.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Shannon fought her former son-in-law Michael Cardwell for custody of Kaitlyn after Anna died in December 2023 from stage 4 adrenal carcinoma.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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Amgen is conducting a Phase 1b trial of its treatment for small cell lung carcinoma.—
Lizzy Lawrence,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Durnell says decades of Roundup use caused his non-Hodgkin lymphoma.—
Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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AstraZeneca is conducting a Phase 2 trial of its combination therapy for patients with an aggressive form of lymphoma.—
Lizzy Lawrence,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
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And in 2025, UCSD researchers were awarded $25 million to develop biomarkers capable of anticipating tumor evolution and predicting how malignancies will respond to treatment.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Metastatic pancreatic cancer patients who received a targeted pill from Revolution Medicines lived nearly twice as long as patients who received chemotherapy, a striking result in an especially deadly and intractable malignancy.—
Jason Mast,
STAT,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In its early stages, melanoma skin cancer is highly treatable, with a greater than 99 percent survival rate.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
2 May 2026
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Mellencamp was first diagnosed with stage 2 melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — in 2022.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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Written and directed by Chen Sicheng and starring Jiang Long and Qi Xi, the story follows a man who survives a suicide attempt and becomes a caregiver in a cancer ward, eventually helping terminally ill patients fulfill their deepest desires.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 May 2026
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From Mia’s Pancake House & Grill to UP Oncolytics, a startup company seeking a cure for a deadly form of brain cancer at Rosalind Franklin University’s Helix 51 incubator, North Chicago has become a city recognized as a good place to start a business.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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“Cyst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyst. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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