cyst
cyst
Definition
cyst (sist)
noun
- any of certain saclike structures in plants or animals
- such a structure or pocket in the body when abnormal and filled with fluid or diseased matter
- a spherical, usually thick membrane, resistant to freezing, drying, etc., with which certain organisms are surrounded when in a resting stage
Etymology: ModL cystis < Gr kystis, sac, bladder < ? IE base *us-, var. of *wes-, to wheeze, blow
cyst
Synonyms
cyst
Usage Examples
Preposition: on
- ovary: My lump under the arm has all but disappeared... and my cyst on the ovary has diminished 75 % Thanks so much.
Converse of object
- drain: In this instance it is usually necessary to either drain the cyst or surgically remove it.
- remove: She had recently had a cyst removed from her head.
- fill: Findings There are multiple air filled cysts within the colonic wall.
- cause: There are two types of tapeworms which cause cysts which could lead to liver damage.
Adjective modifier
- ovarian: An ovarian cyst is a fluid filled sac which develops in an ovary.
- dermoid: Dermoid cyst is a loose term given to cysts are various sites lined by squamous epithelium.
- epidermoid: This includes skin tags, warts, benign moles, seborrhoeic warts and epidermoid cysts.
- fluid-filled: PKD is a genetic disorder in which kidneys become overgrown with fluid-filled cysts.
- sebaceous: Suitable problems include sebaceous cysts, skin tags, in-growing toenails and moles.
- cleft: AB - We report a case of symptomatic Rathke's cleft cyst with ossification.
Modifies a noun
- nematode: Potato cyst nematode cysts are only 0.5 mm in diameter on average.
- formation: Upper abdominal organ puncture with abscess / cyst formation.
- wall: Once on the ground the organism develops and divides within the protective cyst wall.
Noun used with modifier
- hydatid: Management of hydatid cysts Surgical treatment is the preferred option.
- dinoflagellate: Figure 7. An isolated dinoflagellate cyst showing some faint surface coccolith molds.
- ganglion: A ganglion cyst is a bump or mass that forms under the skin.
- baker: Over the last 3 to 4 years I have had knee problems and now bakers cysts in both knees.
- jaw: We are hoping to show a diagram showing the typical sites where jaw cysts form in the syndrome.
- potato: Potato cyst nematode cysts are only 0.5 mm in diameter on average.
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