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polyp

noun

Definition of polyp

as in carcinoma

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Recent Examples of polyp Nearly half of the runners' colons exhibited polyps (also called adenomas), which sometimes, but not always, transform into cancer. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026 If polyps are removed, the follow-up interval varies depending on the number, size, and type of polyps. — Holly Burns, Time, 6 May 2026 One type of polyp handles feeding, extending above the sand and secreting a mucus net to capture small prey. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026 The second type of polyp is small, wart-like and occurs in clusters, serving to create a water current through the colony. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for polyp

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The finding applies specifically to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), the most common form of esophageal cancer worldwide.

— Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
There have been rare cases of cells turning pre-cancerous, with one severe case triggering a squamous cell carcinoma, though erythema ab igne is typically regarded as a benign condition.

— Mike McRae September 09, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of carcinoma

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Ridley said that, after the production of Alien, his eldest brother, Frank, got a terminal diagnosis of melanoma.

— Jimmy Chin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Patients with melanoma that had a high-risk of recurring were given vaccines and immunotherapy as treatments.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of melanoma

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In 2011 he was diagnosed with mantle cell lymphoma, a rare cancer affecting about 1 in 200,000 people yearly according to the Cleveland Clinic.

— Michele Miller, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
He was then diagnosed with stage 4 mantle B-cell lymphoma, and the treatment was intense.

— Sophia Leone, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of lymphoma

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As an art student in the 1950s, McNeely was diagnosed with cancer, so when feminist art and discourse soon after came to center on empowerment, independence, and strength, her experience did not fit neatly in.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Among nonsmokers, the increase is even more dramatic, with the gene raising lung cancer risk some 60 times.

— Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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Ralph Macchio Ralph Macchio kept his chin up despite suffering a ruptured knee cyst in DWTS season 12.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2026
Hossain and her collaborators have conjured an internalized hellscape marked by sensual photography, gnarly cyst makeup, and suffocating matrimonial rituals involving turmeric and milk — all redolent with upper-class heteronormative rot.

— Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

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