Polyps in a sentence

Chronic sinusitis cases are subdivided into cases with polyps and cases without polyps.

In some colonial polyps, a chitinous periderm gives support and some protection to the connecting sections and to the lower parts of individual polyps.

The polyps resemble the closely related Cnidaria anthozoan ( sea anemones and corals ) polyps.

Chiranjeevi clarifies his recent statement about being detected with non-cancerous polyps, and getting it removed.

In a young woman, heavy periods can be the reason for blood loss, but in middle-aged and older women and in men, blood loss from the GI tract from conditions such as bleeding ulcer, colon polyps or cancer needs to be ruled out.

Others cite the need for contraceptives for health issues unrelated to family planning, including one woman who said her IUD prevented her uterine polyps from regrowing and lowered her risk of developing uterine cancer.

People with higher risk factors, such as inflammatory bowel disease, family history of colon cancer or polyps, or certain genetic syndromes may need to be screened earlier, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The FIT kit also generates fewer false positives and finds more polyps - which can be removed by a colonoscopy and might otherwise develop into cancers.

The test found 12 polyps, 11 were benign, and so Allan had 30 weeks of chemotherapy which got rid of the cancer.

Participants must be aged between 50 and 73, have taken part in the NHS screening programme and been found to have bowel polyps, small growths that are usually not serious but can develop into cancer if left untreated.

Polyps can form in the colon and the rectum.

Polyps can grow from the inside of the colon or rectal wall, through the layers of the colon, and eventually to nearby lymph nodes and other organs.

Those recruited will already have an increased risk of the disease because they have had polyps removed – tiny growths in the colon which can lead to cancer in around five to ten per cent of cases.

Currently, nasal polyps are treated through intranasal or oral corticosteroids and surgery.

It may also be undertaken to remove uterine polyps that are usually non-cancerous and benign.

Many jellyfish can exist as polyps on the sea floor, able to create identical clones of themselves.

On screening, Makurirofa said doctors recommend certain screening tests for healthy people with no signs or symptoms in order to look for signs of colon cancer or noncancerous colon polyps.

It was approved to treat patients with nasal polyps and chronic rhinosinusitis -- defined as a prolonged inflammation of the sinuses and nasal cavity, the FDA said.

Polyps can be removed using tiny tools inserted through the scope.

When water temperatures rise beyond 84 degrees, symbiotic algae (which live within coral colonies and provide energy) are expelled from coral polyps, leaving the coral weak and more vulnerable to diseases.