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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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Bosworth previously said her mother was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue and struggled to eat and drink as pain in her tongue and throat made swallowing difficult.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of carcinoma

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Her family says Izzy had a rare type of melanoma and had been undergoing serious treatments for over two years.

— CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Ridley said that, after the production of Alien, his eldest brother, Frank, got a terminal diagnosis of melanoma.

— Jimmy Chin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of melanoma

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No cause of death was provided, but the outlet reported that Dasafo had been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2010 before going into remission later that year.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Thompson died in 2015 at age 73 due to a recurrence of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which he was first diagnosed with in 2004.

— Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of lymphoma

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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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