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| Main Entry: |
cyst
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unusual growth |
| Synonyms: | bag, bleb, blister, injury, pouch, sac, sore, vesicle, wen |
| Main Entry: | tumor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abnormal growth in animate being |
| Synonyms: | bump, cancer, carcinoma, cyst, lump, neoplasm, sarcoma, swelling, tumefaction |
| Main Entry: | sac |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bag |
| Synonyms: | bursa, cavity, cyst, pocket, pouch, sack, vesicle |
Example Sentences
- For example, when doctors feel a growth or cyst in the thyroid, they can probe it with a skinny needle.
- Joseph's cyst contracted and then began to grow again.
- The exact action that triggers cyst formation is unknown.
| Main Entry: | vesicle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sac |
| Synonyms: | bladder, blister, cavity, cell, cyst, utricle |
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