cyst
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- noun
- /sɪst/
- The doctor explained that a cyst is a sac-like structure in the body that can be filled with fluid.
- thymic cyst
- parathyroid cyst
- cervical cyst
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Watch on YouTubeAll of them said they wouldn't touch the cyst until he had real symptoms.
- All of them said they wouldn't touch the cyst until he had real symptoms.
- And so I started researching it and they found a cyst in my pineal gland.
- They're actually just really superficial tiny cysts.
- They were like loaded with these little cysts.
- One of the conditions that my group works on Tarlov cysts, is a completely unappreciated cause of back pain.
- In shocking news, Chris had three cysts removed while Shane got his ultrasound and turns out his was just fat.
- So there's some women who have no cysts on their ovaries, but they've got heirsatism and they've got irregular periods.
- All of them said they didn't think the cyst was related to his behavior problem and they wouldn't operate on him until he had real symptoms.
- So OK, Boss didn't believe I have cysts in on my ass.
- When you do have PCOS, you are have like your cysts that are a little inflammated.
Examples
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I'll remove some cysts from around the tumor.
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An ovarian cyst can look very much like pregnancy.
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It's a cyst and they took it out.
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OK, so first up, we have a simple back cyst that you can really barely see.
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A large cyst had developed and that what was causing her pain.
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It's just a small cyst.
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It says here you had oral surgery to remove a cyst from your jaw.
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Complete surgical excision of the cyst and any associated tract is the most effective treatment.
Academic text (1995) -
We report a case of a functioning parathyroid cyst associated with hypocalciuric hypercalcemia.
Academic text (1995) -
All of them said they didn't think the cyst was related to his behavior problem and they wouldn't operate on him until he had real symptoms.
Synonyms
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A small swelling under the skin that feels like a bump
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.8
A fluid-filled sac on or inside an ovary that may need medical treatment
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1
4.2
A small harmless lump under the skin filled with oily material from a blocked gland
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1
8.4
A harmless lump under the skin that includes hair, bits of skin, or teeth
- Specialized
A small pocket filled with blood that forms after bleeding inside the body
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Etymology
Cyst comes from the Greek word kystis, which means 'bladder' or 'sac'. So a cyst is literally a small 'sac' or 'bladder' in the body that often holds fluid, and that is why the word describes those round, sac-like lumps.