polyp
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In fact, the risk was up to five times greater compared with people who had only one type of polyp.
From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026
One came when a polyp in an ocean, normally mouth-upward, developed a mutation that allowed it to topple onto its side and crawl across the seafloor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
Other conditions noted in his medical history included a past Covid infection, rosacea, which is a skin condition often causing redness in the face, and a benign colon polyp.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025
In fact, during one of her sessions, Nyong’o injured her vocal cords, which forced her to remain silent for three months to avoid surgery for the polyp that had formed on her throat.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2024
“T. nutricula is a jellyfish that can actually revert its body to the polyp stage. To its younger self!”
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
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Marine Biology - Middle School
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Marine Biology - High School
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