polyp

Example Sentences

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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

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

“T. nutricula is a jellyfish that can actually revert its body to the polyp stage. To its younger self!”

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm