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Recent Examples of cyst
Pain can be caused by the period itself or because of a reproductive system disorder such as endometriosis, fibroids, ovarian cysts, pelvic inflammatory disease or urinary disorders, according to Yale Medicine.
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Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
One of her brothers, a marine, developed a massive cyst on his jaw.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Doctors can perform a minor surgery called a laparoscopy, in which a sample of the cyst is removed and tested to confirm the diagnosis.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
She was taken off the blood thinners immediately and then had emergency vascular surgery to remove the clots and install a stent to flatten the cyst that was causing the clots.
—Steve Vernon, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
One of her brothers, a marine, developed a massive cyst on his jaw.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Doctors can perform a minor surgery called a laparoscopy, in which a sample of the cyst is removed and tested to confirm the diagnosis.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
She was taken off the blood thinners immediately and then had emergency vascular surgery to remove the clots and install a stent to flatten the cyst that was causing the clots.
—Steve Vernon, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cyst
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This frog is easily recognized by the long tubercles on the sides of its body.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Inspired by the tubercles on the humpback whale's flippers, BlueNav's Whale Design propeller uses a series of bumps along the edge meant to channel water in such a way that increases thrust and improves efficiency.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Jan. 2025
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Laying it all out on the table, warts and all, for listeners to pick apart and, yes, be totally shocked over.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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This is us, like it or not, warts and all, this is us.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The ultimate guide to using AI to communicate better After getting the polyps surgically removed, Lee made a plan to take a complete break from the workforce.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
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This time, two small polyps were removed and found to be harmless.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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Lobular breast cancer is the second most common form of breast cancer, but remains far less recognized than its counterpart, ductal carcinoma.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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The biopsy confirmed ductal carcinoma.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
27 Oct. 2025
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While there are ways to treat follicular lymphoma, The Cleveland Clinic notes that there is currently no cure.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The isotopes can remain in the environment years after testing, afflicting those exposed with cancers including lung, leukemia, lymphoma, thyroid and breast, the paper says.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Watch it for its skin-deep enticement, its powerful visual devices, but also its concealed malignancy.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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One way to assess possible malignancy is irregularity of a growth, speed of growth, localized lymph node metastasis as evidenced by enlargement of the nodes, and more but there is no substitute for an FNA or removal and biopsy.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In fact, Nussbaum says that pilots and cabin crew experience about twice the incidence of melanoma as the general population.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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The majority of melanoma cases are attributable to UV exposure.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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On Friday night, the 43-year-old singer paused her concert at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace to help a couple get engaged during her first full performance since Blackstock's passing in August at the age of 48 from skin cancer.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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What seemed like lingering cold symptoms turned out to be Stage 4 EGFR-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) — an advanced form of lung cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, which is noncurable, but treatable.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Cyst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyst. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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