tubercle

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Recent Examples of tubercle However, popping Montgomery tubercles may cause infections. Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 26 May 2023 Well, Montgomery tubercles can appear a lot like those bumps. Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 26 May 2023 This suggests the glowing tubercle patterns are some sort of signal. Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2018 In ducks, Bmp4 was only active at the base of the tubercle. Carrie Arnold, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2013 Vaginal orgasm is more prevalent among women with a prominent tubercle of the upper lip. Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2011 The clunk of the mug hitting the desk produced a spike in the mice's olfactory tubercle activity. Smriti Rao, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2010 Voight and colleagues then studied the animals' physical structures, including their arm suckers, warts, and tubercles, or little bumps inside the warts that give them texture. Liz Langley, National Geographic, 8 Oct. 2019 In turn, the ruptured tubercles attract dissolved copper, spurring a chemical reaction that can pit and weaken the surrounding steel. Peter Passi / Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2019
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Noun
  • Ovarian cysts: Hormonal IUDs may lead to the formation of ovarian cysts, which are usually small and resolve without requiring treatment.
    Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Imaging showed several lung lesions, as well as cysts in his pancreas and adrenal glands.
    Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Noticing any new changes to your skin, especially if a new growth pops up, only naturally sets off a series of internal alarm bells: Is that a mole, a wart, a melanoma?
    Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
  • There is, of course, another way of looking at it: The Warriors — who have won eight of their last 25 games — showed all the warts that have turned this season into a slow-moving, often-losing slog, even in a win.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Squamous cell carcinoma: Squamous cell carcinoma starts in the squamous cells (cells that line the inside of the bladder).
    Steffini Stalos, Health, 25 Jan. 2025
  • News that she'd been diagnosed with invasive carcinoma grade 3 after finding a lump in her breast in late March.
    Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • If no cancer or advanced precancerous lesions called polyps are found, most people can wait 10 years to get another one.3 The other screening options are non-invasive but require more frequent follow-ups—and all require a colonoscopy if polyps or cancer is detected.
    Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
  • That’s because, unlike in other hard coral species, the polyps join rather than stand alone.
    Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024

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