polyp
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During the biopsy, which found a polyp on her cervix which was then removed without warning, Mrs Lord repeatedly said it was "really painful" but was not offered pain relief, she said.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025
He said microscopic amounts of blood in stool can be indicative of a polyp or early cancer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025
The “Hannah Montana” star also opened up about a polyp on her vocal cords, which makes live performances feel like “running a marathon with the weights on,” and her sobriety journey.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025
In one sequence, marine biologists lovingly restore a rehabbed coral polyp to a reef.
From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2024
Preformationism assumed that new life was never created, yet in 1741 Abraham Trembley showed that you could cut a polyp into a dozen pieces and it would turn into a dozen polyps.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Marine Biology - Middle School
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Marine Biology - High School
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