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
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
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
Though time-consuming, it can detect 95% of cancers and a similar percentage of high-risk polyps.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
In a small, early stage study, the company said its drug significantly reduced polyps in patients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
It can also check for polyps which can develop into cancer.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
Researchers from Flinders University and Flinders Medical Centre have identified an important connection between two common types of bowel polyps and a greater risk of cancer.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2026
An ocean teeming with sea life, from tiny coral polyps to massive whales to birds skimming the surface of the waves.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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