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polyp

noun

Definition of polyp

as in carcinoma

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Recent Examples of polyp If polyps are removed, the follow-up interval varies depending on the number, size, and type of polyps. — Holly Burns, Time, 6 May 2026 Critically, each feeding polyp sends its food to a common digestive system, so the entire colony feeds as one unified organism. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 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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Kara Keough Bosworth posted a GoFundMe in her mom’s honor on Sunday, sharing the reality star and real estate agent’s story of being diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026
Doctors diagnosed Phil with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a non-invasive form of breast cancer.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

Definition of carcinoma

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And a rigorous screening protocol for LFS patients developed by David Malkin, a protege of Fraumeni and Li, helps detect early-stage malignancies, improving the odds of treating them and prolonging lives.

— Lawrence Ingrassia, STAT, 26 June 2026
But the tests didn’t reveal any malignancies.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026

Definition of malignancy

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Further tests revealed that the cancer had started as an undiagnosed melanoma that had then spread to her brain.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
Replimune’s therapy for metastatic melanoma addresses a disease associated with substantial morbidity and mortality despite recent immunotherapeutic advances.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Definition of melanoma

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The institute notes that nearly 68,000 cases of leukemia will be diagnosed in 2026, representing about 3% of all new cancer cases.

— Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 24 July 2026
There’s no way to prove that the cluster of cases are related or that the cancer diagnoses are linked to environmental exposure.

— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 July 2026

Definition of cancer

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