nodule
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By the time Alan had his operation, the cancer had spread to his lymph nodes and the nodule "had grown at an alarming rate", according to the lung specialist.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The same AI pattern-recognition that’s learning to spot breast tumors is being applied to thyroid screening, lung nodule detection and colonoscopies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
The diagnosis occurred last week, following a urinary screening that revealed a small nodule in his prostate, which revealed the aggressive Stage 4 prostate cancer, according to the statement.
From Slate ● May 20, 2025
A small nodule has been found in the prostate of former President Joe Biden during a routine physical exam.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2025
“Right,” he said, and gripped a golden nodule that protruded from the trunk.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
"It was her leg which was stuck within a rock cleft, and there was some space around the side of it and also nodules of rock which were stopping it from coming out," Rees said.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Before, Ahmad could tap — meaning to cut incisions in the acacia trees, which exude sap that a few weeks later hardens into nodules of Hashab gum — four orchards in one go.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
Ion is tailored for procedures in the lung, typically to sample suspicious nodules or legions as part of a cancer diagnosis.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
"Maybe the ridges were cemented by minerals first, and later episodes of groundwater left nodules around them."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2026
Two singed pink nodules drop into a glass of fluid.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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