cyst formation

  • 1cyst — /sist/, n. 1. Pathol. a closed, bladderlike sac formed in animal tissues, containing fluid or semifluid matter. 2. a bladder, sac, or vesicle. 3. Bot., Mycol. a. a sporelike cell with a resistant, protective wall. b. a cell or cavity enclosing… …

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  • 2cyst- — cyst(o) , cyste ♦ Éléments, du gr. kustis « vessie ». cyste, cyst(i) , cysto . éléments, du gr. kustis, vessie . ⇒CYST , CYSTI , CYSTO , élément préf. Élément préf. tiré du gr. « vessie » et entrant dans la formation de termes de méd., bot. et… …

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  • 3cyst|oid — «SIHS toyd», adjective, noun. –adj. resembling a cyst; like a bladder. –n. a cystoid formation …

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  • 4Microbial cyst — Cyst stage of Entamoeba histolytica A microbial cyst is a resting or dormant stage of a microorganism, usually a bacterium or a protist, that helps the organism to survive in unfavorable environmental conditions. It can be thought of as a state… …

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  • 5Cyst — A closed sac or capsule, usually filled with fluid or semisolid material. * * * 1. A bladder. 2. An abnormal sac containing gas, fluid, or a semisolid material, with a membranous lining. SEE ALSO: pseudocyst. [G. kystis, bladder] adventitious c.… …

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  • 6Periapical cyst — Classification and external resources CT scan through head showing a right periapical cyst ICD 10 K …

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  • 7Sebaceous cyst — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 29388 ICD10 = ICD10|L|72|1|l|60 ICD9 = ICD9|706.2 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 000842 eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D004814A sebaceous cyst (a form of trichilemmal cyst) is a… …

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  • 8Dentigerous cyst — Classification and external resources ICD 10 K09.0 ICD 9 526.0 …

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  • 9Enteric duplication cyst — Enteric duplication cysts, sometimes simply called duplication cysts, are rare cysts of the gastrointestinal tract.[1] They most frequently occur in the small intestine, particularly the ileum, but can occur anywhere along the gastrointestinal… …

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  • 10Ovarian cyst — Classification and external resources Ovarian cyst ICD 10 N83.0 N …

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