cyst

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cyst cyst- -cyst adventitious cyst Baker's cyst dentigerous cyst dermoid cyst epidermoid cyst hydatid nabothian cyst sebaceous cyst synovial cyst

Main Entry: cyst
Pronunciation: sist
Function: noun
1 : a closed sac having a distinct membrane and developing abnormally in a body cavity or structure
2 : a body resembling a cyst: as a : a capsule formed about a minute organism going into a resting or spore stage; also : this capsule with its contents b : a resistant cover about a parasite produced by the parasite or the host -- compare HYDATID 2a