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Recent Examples of cyst
During the study, the research team found that the Alaskan Arctic seabed has the largest concentration of Alexandrium cysts — dormant, toxic algae cells.
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Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2025
And then there'd be like you and then sort of cysts and things attacking you.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 15 July 2025
In the past, the bottom waters of the Arctic have been too cold for the cysts to germinate, but as the ocean warms, conditions are becoming ripe for reproduction.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 9 July 2025
The physicians scheduled Mary for surgery and determined that the masses on her ovaries were not cysts, but actually were tumors called teratomas, which typically are benign.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
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Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2025
And then there'd be like you and then sort of cysts and things attacking you.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 15 July 2025
In the past, the bottom waters of the Arctic have been too cold for the cysts to germinate, but as the ocean warms, conditions are becoming ripe for reproduction.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 9 July 2025
The physicians scheduled Mary for surgery and determined that the masses on her ovaries were not cysts, but actually were tumors called teratomas, which typically are benign.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cyst
Noun
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This frog is easily recognized by the long tubercles on the sides of its body.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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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
Noun
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Still, that trade-up will go down as the biggest wart on both Shanahan’s and Lynch’s résumé.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Respiratory papillomas are wart-like growths on the vocal cords and trachea.—
Judy Stone,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Each individual polyp is equipped with a mouth that is surrounded by tentacles that can protect itself or pull prey into their mouths, NOAA says.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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In previous studies of adults in their 40s without specific risk factors for colon cancer, this kind of polyp turned up in about 5% of people screened.2 In Cannon’s study group, 15% of people had them.—
Jamie Ducharme,
Health,
28 Aug. 2025
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Around five years after her clear cell carcinoma diagnosis, Castaneda is now excited for the future and wants to become a nurse after officially being declared cancer-free in March 2021.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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According to results from a Sunday procedure to have skin lesions removed, doctors found squamous cell carcinoma, which starts in cells in the middle and outer layers of the skin.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Alahverdian was charged with rape in connection with the allegations in 2020 — the same year an obituary claimed that Alahverdian died at age 32 from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
15 Sep. 2025
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In 2015, then-Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell stepped away from the team in August to be treated for Stage 1 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, returning to the club in 2016.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Epstein Barr virus, Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C virus and Human Papilloma Virus are all associated with actually causing malignancy in humans.—
Armstrong Williams,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Aug. 2025
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However, for anyone who has observed Trump’s public life, his malignancy and malevolence have always been obvious.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 July 2025
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Subungual melanoma is curable when it’s detected in an early stage.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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The study included 132 patients with melanoma (a deadly form of skin cancer) and nonsmall cell lung cancer (the most common type of lung cancer).—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That said, there are risks to taking HRT, particularly for anyone who has ever had breast or endometrial cancer, a heart attack or stroke, blood clots, or liver disease.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
15 Sep. 2025
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Multiple myeloma is a chronic (long-term) blood cancer that affects plasma cells made in the bone marrow, which is spongy tissue found inside bones.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Cyst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyst. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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