Thesaurus results for CYST

cyst

noun

Definition of cyst

as in tubercle

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Recent Examples of cyst The lump turned out to be a benign cyst, not cancer. — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 25 June 2026 During an exploratory surgery to address the issue, doctors also discovered a cyst on her right ovary and scarring caused by endometriosis. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026 The infection becomes dangerous when a cyst ruptures — most often due to trauma — and may even lead to death if cyst fluid is released into the body. — Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026 If the pimple is more cyst-like, Chiu advises to repeat the technique 2-3 times throughout the day. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for cyst

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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
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

Definition of tubercle

Noun

Without the complication of his father’s political career and (one hopes) without political ambitions of his own, Hunter seems to be expressing something closer to his authentic self, warts and all.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
Some blame the faction of party leaders who rallied behind Platner in spite of his warts.

— Julia Terruso, Time, 8 June 2026

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But at night that process stops, and a coral polyp’s only source of oxygen is the water around it.

— Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
Adults with a history of precancerous colon polyps (adenomas) had gut bacteria that remained different from people who’d never had polyps, and some patterns resembled those seen in colorectal cancer.

— Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 May 2026

Definition of polyp

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Merck and Moderna are studying the vaccine in several trials across other tumors, such as non-small cell lung cancer, bladder cancer and renal cell carcinoma.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
And because of pathology reports that came back, I was informed that all the tissue surrounding that fiber adenoma had invasive carcinoma, and that was not on any of my mammograms.

— Madison Sawyer, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of carcinoma

Noun

The authors looked at death rates from cancers that are tied to radiation exposures, including leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and cancers of the skin, breast, thyroid, prostate and central nervous system.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Once there, she was officially diagnosed with stage 4 Burkitt lymphoma, an aggressive type of blood cancer that primarily affects children.

— Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of lymphoma

Noun

In 2022, Mellencamp was diagnosed with stage 2 melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Just look at the case reports of people injecting themselves with melanotan and then having their moles subsequently get darker or even developing melanoma.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of melanoma

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