Anatomical Abnormality
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cyst [ sist ]
Subclass of:
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical; Neoplasms
Definitions related to cyst:
  • A sac or capsule in the body. It may be filled with fluid or other material.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A sac-like closed membranous structure that may be empty or contain fluid or amorphous material.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A sac-like closed pocket of tissue that may be empty or may be filled with fluid, gas, semisolid, or amorphous material. It typically has an outer epithelial-lined capsule.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • An abnormal growth in the body that is noncancerous.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Any fluid-filled closed cavity or sac that is lined by an EPITHELIUM. Cysts can be of normal, abnormal, non-neoplastic, or neoplastic tissues.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Cyst, in biology, enclosed sac within body tissues, having a distinct membrane and generally containing a liquid material. In the life cycle of certain parasitic worms, a cyst develops around the larval form within the muscle tissue of the host animal...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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