Cyst definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CYST, n. [Gr., a bladder.] A bag or tunic which includes ... sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid) [syn: vesicle, cyst] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: New Latin cystis, from Greek ... or structure of the body 2. a body resembling a cyst: as a. a resting spore of many algae b. a ... LL cystis f. Gk kustis bladder Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cyst Cyst (s[i^]st), n. [Gr. ky`stis bladder, bag, ...
sebaceous cyst definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is ... by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked [syn: sebaceous cyst, pilar cyst, wen, steatocystoma] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Sebaceous Se*ba"ceous ... of some plants, or the sebaceous humor of animals. Sebaceous cyst (Med.), a cyst formed by distention of a sebaceous gland, due to ...
pilar cyst definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is ... by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked [syn: sebaceous cyst, pilar cyst, wen, steatocystoma]
Meibomian cyst definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked [syn: chalazion, Meibomian cyst]
dermoid cyst definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a cystic ... oid: cf. F. dermo["i]de.] Same as Dermatoid. Dermoid cyst (Med.), a cyst containing skin, or structures connected with skin, such as hair ...
Proliferous cyst definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Proliferous Pro*lif"er*ous ... of branchlets from a larger branch; -- said of corals. Proliferous cyst (Med.), a cyst that produces highly-organized or even vascular structures. --Paget. -- Pro ...
Retention cyst definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Retention Re*ten"tion, n ... the right be duly paid; a lien. --Erskine. Craig. Retention cyst (Med.), a cyst produced by obstruction of a duct leading from a secreting ...
nabothian cyst definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a cyst that forms in the nabothian glands of the uterine cervix [syn: nabothian cyst, nabothian follicle]
... definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CYSTIC, a. Pertaining to a cyst, or contained in a cyst. The cystic duct is the membranous canal that conveys the ... 0 (2005) adj 1: of or relating to a normal cyst (as the gallbladder or urinary bladder) 2: of or relating to or resembling a cyst Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1713 1. of or relating ... to, composed of, or containing cysts 3. enclosed in a cyst Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. 1 of the urinary bladder. 2 ... of the gall-bladder. 3 of the nature of a cyst. Phrases and idioms: cystic fibrosis Med. a hereditary disease ...