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warts

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plural of wart

as in tumors

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Under guidance issued in 2022, the FDA has approved nine drugs to be used for patients whose tumors have specific mutations, regardless of the organ where the cancer first appeared.

— Arthur Allen, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
What a full-body scan can actually find A whole-body MRI or ultrasound can pick up benign and cancerous tumors, abnormalities in bone marrow or lymph nodes and irregularities in major blood vessels.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of tumors

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Uterine fibroids are common, noncancerous growths of the uterus that often appear during a person’s reproductive years, according to the Mayo Clinic.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
If needed, the new growths can be thinned out to allow more room for new ones to grow.

— Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of growths

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Burls are sound, hard, woody swellings or protrusions that form on the trunks, branches, or roots of trees.

— Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
This microscopic roundworm lays its eggs in root tissues, causing swellings or galls to develop on infected roots.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 June 2026

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Sarcoidosis is a disease in which nodules form, most commonly, in the lymph nodes, lungs, bones and skin.

— Lila Dominus, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
The disease increasingly impacts non-smoking women, and current screening methods often detect small lung nodules that lack precise, minimally invasive treatment options.

— Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of nodules

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These are key fuel nodes for the Red Sea, made all the more vital as Iran throttles traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

— Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
The program turns large unmanned aircraft into mobile nodes that can support individual test missions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of nodes

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The 2nm Pro chip brings with it the usual performance bumps, but also the ability to record 4K 240fps slow-motion video.

— Dominic Preston, The Verge, 21 Sep. 2026
Tucker picked up some extra bumps and bruises Saturday, most notably fouling a pitch off his right knee in the third inning.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

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