polyp

noun

Definition of polypnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for polyp
  1. carcinoma
  2. malignancy
  3. melanoma
  4. lymphoma
  5. cancer
  6. cyst
Noun
  • During this same period, I was also treated for basal cell carcinoma on my face.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 27 July 2026
  • In addition to Parkinson’s, Simon also revealed that she was previously diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, a form of skin cancer, and underwent surgery for it amid her Parkinson’s treatment.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 27 July 2026
Definition of carcinoma
Noun
  • But alongside it, a systematic biopsy is performed, too, to rule out the risk of further malignancy in other areas of the prostate.
    — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026
  • But the tests didn’t reveal any malignancies.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
Definition of malignancy
Noun
  • Its purchase of Medarex in July added a key drug for metastic melanoma that’s in Phase III trials.
    — Annie Nova, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, and UV light is a risk factor for every type, including melanoma.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
Definition of melanoma
Noun
  • The two were wed in 1997 and remained married for 26 years while raising three children together before Crystal was diagnosed with an aggressive form of lymphoma back in 2015.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • Her doctors then performed surgery on a lymph node to test it and found Hodgkin lymphoma within the cells from the biopsy.
    — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026
Definition of lymphoma
Noun
  • Of course, case reports alone are not enough to establish a clear link between melanotan and cancer or quantify the risk.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The technologies that shape modern life, from GPS navigation and weather forecasting to cancer therapies and cellular communications, all rely on scientific discovery.
    — H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of cancer
Noun
  • For example, one species colonizes plant roots and can also parasitically infect cyst nematode eggs.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
  • If nonsurgical options fail or the cyst returns, surgery to remove the cyst wall, fluid and stalk is generally successful.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026
Definition of cyst

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