cyst

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Recent Examples of cyst 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 The cysts form from toxic algae blooms in the Bering Sea, then drift north towards the cooler waters. Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2025 Correcting Hormone Imbalances Some cysts are caused by or associated with hormone-producing conditions. Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 24 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for cyst
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cyst
Noun
  • This frog is easily recognized by the long tubercles on the sides of its body.
    GrrlScientist, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • After 11 of its first 14 red-zone scores were touchdowns entering Saturday, Mizzou’s old wart popped up early against South Carolina.
    Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Still, that trade-up will go down as the biggest wart on both Shanahan’s and Lynch’s résumé.
    Dianna Russini, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Polyps usually don't show symptoms, which is why regular screening tests to find and remove polyps helps to prevent illness.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
  • In stool samples, neither bacterium showed a clear or consistent link with polyp risk.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • An estimated 33,600 women will be diagnosed with lobular breast cancer or invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) this year, according to new projections by the American Cancer Society (ACS).
    Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Invasive lobular carcinoma, the second most common breast cancer type, is increasing about 3% each year, more than triple the rate of other breast cancers, the report, published on Tuesday morning, found.
    Dr. Jamie Parkerson, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • However, a week later she was told that her cyst was actually a tumor and she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of blood cancer that develops in the lymphatic system.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The chemical is regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act due to the potential risks of liver cancer, kidney cancer and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There was a vibration and luminosity somewhere out there to Matisse; to Picasso there was a latent malignancy.
    Christopher C. Gorham September 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Doctors prescribe Keytruda for a wide variety of cancers, including malignancies in the lungs, skin, colon, gastrointestinal tract, and reproductive organs.
    Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Men are also less likely to wear sunscreen, thus incurring more risk for melanoma.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Men also die at significantly higher rates from melanoma.
    Allison Aubrey, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • High-risk patients who carry a genetic condition that puts them at higher risk of colon cancer might need more frequent testing than someone at average risk.
    Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
  • But then, four years later, his cancer came back.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Cyst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyst. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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