Definition of Cysts. Meaning of Cysts. Synonyms of Cysts

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Definition of Cysts

Cyst
Cyst Cyst (s[i^]st), n. [Gr. ky`stis bladder, bag, pouch, fr. ky`ein to be pregnant. Cf. Cyme.] 1. (Med.) (a) A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which is accidentally developed in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ. (b) In old authors, the urinary bladder, or the gall bladder. [Written also cystis.] 2. (Bot.) One of the bladders or air vessels of certain alg[ae], as of the great kelp of the Pacific, and common rockweeds (Fuci) of our shores. --D. C. Eaton. 3. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small capsule or sac of the kind in which many immature entozoans exist in the tissues of living animals; also, a similar form in Rotifera, etc. (b) A form assumed by Protozoa in which they become saclike and quiescent. It generally precedes the production of germs. See Encystment.

Meaning of Cysts from wikipedia

- (air pocket in the lung) Pericardial cyst (abnormal dilatation of pericardium) Liver cysts Simple cysts Hydatid cysts Biliary cystadenoma Biliary cystadenocarcinoma...
- cysts are related to ovulation, being either follicular cysts or corpus luteum cysts. Other types include cysts due to endometriosis, dermoid cysts,...
- epidermoid cyst may have no symptoms, or it may be painful when touched. It can release macerated keratin. In contrast to pilar cysts, epidermoid cysts are usually...
- (containing only fluid) cyst. The majority of these functional cysts resolve spontaneously.[citation needed] While all ovarian cysts can range in size from...
- Bartholin's cyst occurs when a Bartholin's gland within the labia becomes blocked. Small cysts may result in minimal or no symptoms. Larger cysts may result...
- Vocal fold cysts (also known as vocal cord cysts) are benign m****es of the membranous vocal folds. These cysts are enclosed, sac-like structures that...
- ****l cysts are uncommon benign cysts that develop in the ****l wall. The type of epithelial tissue lining a cyst is used to classify these growths...
- size of these cysts is 2 centimetres (0.79 in), but excised cysts of more than 5 centimetres (2.0 in) have been reported. The size of the cyst may vary over...
- Tarlov cysts, are type II innervated meningeal cysts, cerebrospinal-fluid-filled (CSF) sacs most frequently located in the spinal canal of the sacral...
- aggressively at the cyst site. Very rarely, trichilemmal cysts can become cancerous. Trichilemmal cysts may be classified as sebaceous cysts, although technically...