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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
Noun
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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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While the run defense has improved this season with the addition of Kenny Clark at defensive tackle, there are still some warts for a unit that entered the game 19th in the NFL in rush yards allowed.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Oct. 2025
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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
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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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Her review of studies through 2025 found that people with long-term, high exposure to glyphosate, such as those working on farms, had a roughly 40% higher risk of developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma compared to those who were never exposed.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Big Lebowski star, 75, stepped back from screen acting following a bout with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2020 and a serious case of COVID-19 shortly thereafter.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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Researchers at the University of Florida and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center analyzed data from more than 1,000 cancer patients with Stage 3 and 4 non-small cell lung cancer and metastatic melanoma who were treated at MD Anderson from 2019 to 2023.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Antagonistic stem cell fates under stress govern decisions between hair greying and melanoma.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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In the six months since the bill’s last debate in parliament, more than 120,000 young adults have started smoking, claimed the letter, signed by the leaders of major hospitals, cancer charities, and branches of the National Health Service (NHS).—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The actress died from bone cancer in 2018 at the age of 92, a little over a year after revealing her diagnosis in April 2017.—
Michele Corriston,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Cyst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyst. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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