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cyst

noun

Definition of cyst

as in tubercle

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Recent Examples of cyst For example, one species colonizes plant roots and can also parasitically infect cyst nematode eggs. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026 If nonsurgical options fail or the cyst returns, surgery to remove the cyst wall, fluid and stalk is generally successful. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026 An ultrasound then detected a suspicious lymph node in her neck and a thyroglossal cyst in her chin. — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026 The lump turned out to be a benign cyst, not cancer. — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 25 June 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

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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

Definition of wart

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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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Roughly 10 to 15% of all lung cancer cases are classified as a small cell carcinoma.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Davis said the company is also examining the vaccine in trials across other tumors, including non-small cell lung cancer, types of bladder cancer and renal cell carcinoma.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of carcinoma

Noun

Adami was diagnosed with stage 4 follicular non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

— Max Darrow, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Caribou Biosciences is shutting down after failing to raise the money necessary to fund a late-stage clinical trial of its off-the-shelf CAR-T therapy for lymphoma, the company said Tuesday.

— Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of lymphoma

Noun

Radiologists are required to compare new scans to prior scans to determine the malignancy risk of each nodule detected.

— Oran Muduroglu, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
The drug, brand name Rasonque, is the first to attack a genetic cause of the aggressive, highly lethal malignancy.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of malignancy

Noun

Merck and Moderna reported in August that adding their mRNA cancer vaccine to an existing treatment slowed the return and spread of melanoma.

— Allison DeAngelis, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
The drug, combined with Merck’s Keytruda, met goals in more than 1,100 patients with higher-risk or advanced melanoma.

— Fred Imbert, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of melanoma

Noun

Is Meredith’s arc going to be tied to this new patient (Martin Martinez) who is in the foster care system and potentially has cancer?

— Max Gao, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
However, the systems remain experimental, and the protein binders have not been demonstrated as cancer treatments.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

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