polyp

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The study included 250 adults considered at higher risk for colorectal cancer, either due to known risk factors or because they had previously had a precancerous polyp removed.

From Science Daily • Dec. 30, 2025

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

Slowly the waters sank among the rocks, revealing pink tables of granite, strange growths of coral, polyp, and weed.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding