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Recent Examples of polyp
In a recent study, gastroenterologists who used A.I. to detect polyps during colonoscopies got significantly worse at finding polyps themselves.
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Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
In stool samples, neither bacterium showed a clear or consistent link with polyp risk.
—New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
Each individual polyp is equipped with a mouth that is surrounded by tentacles that can protect itself or pull prey into their mouths, NOAA says.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
The research followed clinicians at four endoscopy centers in Poland participating in the ACCEPT (Artificial Intelligence in Colonoscopy for Cancer Prevention) trial, where AI tools for polyp detection were introduced at the end of 2021.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
In stool samples, neither bacterium showed a clear or consistent link with polyp risk.
—New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
Each individual polyp is equipped with a mouth that is surrounded by tentacles that can protect itself or pull prey into their mouths, NOAA says.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
The research followed clinicians at four endoscopy centers in Poland participating in the ACCEPT (Artificial Intelligence in Colonoscopy for Cancer Prevention) trial, where AI tools for polyp detection were introduced at the end of 2021.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polyp
Noun
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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
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
Noun
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In fact, Nussbaum says that pilots and cabin crew experience about twice the incidence of melanoma as the general population.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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The majority of melanoma cases are attributable to UV exposure.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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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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Don’t worry too much if your doctor finds a cyst, said Purdie.—
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira,
Flow Space,
27 Oct. 2025
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However, a week later she was told that her cyst was actually a tumor and she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of blood cancer that develops in the lymphatic system.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Polyp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyp. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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