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cyst

[sist] / sɪst /


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When she was five months pregnant, ultrasound examinations revealed that the fetus had a cleft palate, a brain cyst, and heart defects.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

During one set of experiments, researchers tested compounds that they expected would worsen the disease by increasing cellular activity linked to cyst growth.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026

Ueda is expected to remain in the hospital for about two weeks while receiving treatment for an infected liver cyst, the central bank said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Rachel suggested the indentation in her abdomen might have been an ovarian cyst, and a doctor agreed but took no further action.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026

If his body had harmlessly formed a cyst around the bullet, there was no reason to take the chance.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

Breakouts can look like milder, painless white bumps or dark specks known as whiteheads and blackheads, or more painful red bumps and deeper cysts — a mark of cystic acne.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Jones was in hospital for 10 days, and says the doctors there suspected he had hydatid cysts immediately.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

The medications that cause ovarian suppression and have effectively relieved menstrual pain and helped millions of women to manage endometriosis, polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, and ovarian cysts?

From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026

When E. multilocularis infects a person or animal, it can produce cancer-like cysts in the liver and, in some cases, other organs.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026

Some had crooked backs, or humps, or horns, or antlers, or bulging cysts, or tails.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull


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