polyp
Example Sentences
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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
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
In one sequence, marine biologists lovingly restore a rehabbed coral polyp to a reef.
From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2024
Tests on colorectal polyp and tumor samples from human patients dovetailed with the mouse findings.
From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023
“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
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