polyp

Example Sentences

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An ocean teeming with sea life, from tiny coral polyps to massive whales to birds skimming the surface of the waves.

From Literature

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

The company was testing to see if Insmed improved symptoms in patients with the inflammatory condition chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps.

From Barron's

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

He said microscopic amounts of blood in stool can be indicative of a polyp or early cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal