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
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
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
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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