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Recent Examples of cyst
In theory, scanning the entire body could reveal tumors, cysts, aneurysms, fatty liver or degenerative disease before symptoms emerge.
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Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Calvin Sun was a healthy 37-year-old when a full-body MRI scan showed a cyst in his kidney.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
McCall underwent a six-hour operation back in November to remove the 14mm benign cyst from her brain.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 22 Mar. 2025
My gynecologist diagnoses and removes an ovarian cyst.
—Health, 5 Mar. 2025
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Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Calvin Sun was a healthy 37-year-old when a full-body MRI scan showed a cyst in his kidney.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
McCall underwent a six-hour operation back in November to remove the 14mm benign cyst from her brain.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 22 Mar. 2025
My gynecologist diagnoses and removes an ovarian cyst.
—Health, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cyst
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Inspired by the tubercles on the humpback whale's flippers, BlueNav's Whale Design propeller uses a series of bumps along the edge meant to channel water in such a way that increases thrust and improves efficiency.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Jan. 2025
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However, popping Montgomery tubercles may cause infections.—
Dr. Roshini Raj,
Health,
26 May 2023
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There are still a lot of defensive warts to work out for a team that can get trapped in its own zone.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Vision Pro’s entertainment story is, while stellar, isn’t without some warts.—
Steven Aquino,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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During the procedure, a provider can remove polyps to prevent them from turning into cancer.—
Team Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
13 Mar. 2025
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The polyp stage is a precursor to the medusa stage, Folino-Rorem said, when jellyfish are more visible.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
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These include melanoma and a rare type called Merkel cell carcinoma.—
Casey Gallagher,
Health,
15 Apr. 2025
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Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma Epithelial ovarian carcinoma is the most common type of ovarian cancer.—
Julie Scott, MSN, ANP-BC, AOCNP,
Verywell Health,
14 Mar. 2025
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Hendriks was diagnosed with Stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma in December 2022, and the three-time All-Star returned to the mound on May 29, 2023.—
Ken Powtak,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2025
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Considered a type of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, the condition converts some white blood cells into cancerous ones, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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At this age, malignancy was always on the list of possibilities for almost any new symptom.—
Lisa Sanders, M.D.,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Liquid biopsies must detect cancer early, differentiate between malignancies and avoid the pitfalls of false positives and negatives.—
Mariya Filipova,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Basal and squamous cell carcinomas usually grow slowly, while melanoma grows quickly.—
Casey Gallagher,
Health,
15 Apr. 2025
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Over the past two years, Mellencamp has had 17 different spots of melanoma removed, and recently discovered the cancer had spread.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Both diets can support heart health, lower cancer risk, and help prevent type 2 diabetes.—
Isabel Vasquez RD LDN,
Health,
18 Apr. 2025
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This is comparative to the cancer risk from alcohol use and being overweight, according to an April 14 news release from the university.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Cyst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyst. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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