Other Definitions
cyst (enc)

Cyst

Noun1.cyst - a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure
dermoid cyst - a cystic tumor (usually benign) with an epithelium-lined wall and a cavity containing other material
galactocele - a cystic tumor containing milk or a milky substance (especially in the mammary glands)
blood cyst, hematocyst, hemorrhagic cyst - a cyst containing blood
hydatid - cyst filled with liquid; forms as a result of infestation by tapeworm larvae (as in echinococcosis)
nabothian cyst, nabothian follicle - a cyst that forms in the nabothian glands of the uterine cervix
ovarian cyst - a cystic tumor (usually benign) of the ovary
ranula - a cyst on the underside of the tongue
pilar cyst, sebaceous cyst, steatocystoma, wen - a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked
pathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
2.cyst - a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
dacryocyst, lacrimal sac, tear sac - either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands
dictyosome, Golgi apparatus, Golgi body, Golgi complex - a net-like structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
sac - a structure resembling a bag in an animal
bleb, blister, bulla - (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
follicle - any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity
liposome - an artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packaged; used in molecular biology as a transducing vector
seminal vesicle - adds nutrient fluid to semen during ejaculation

 

<< PreviousWord BrowserNext >>
cyprus
cypruslawn
cypsela
cypseliform
cyrenaic
cyrenian
cyril burt
cyril lodowic burt
cyril northcote parkinson
cyrilla
cyrilla family
cyrilla racemiflora
cyrilliaceae
cyrillic
cyrillic alphabet
cyriologic
cyrtomium
cyrtomium aculeatum
cyrtostyle
cyrus
cyrus hall mccormick
cyrus ii
cyrus mccormick
cyrus the elder
cyrus the great
cyrus the younger
cysted
cysteine
cystic
cystic artery
cystic breast disease
cystic fibrosis
cystic mastitis
cystic vein
cysticerce
cysticule
cystid
cystidea
cystidean
cystine
cystis
cystitis
cystocarp
cystocele