Phrase Hound found 7 phrases and 77 compound words that contain cyst. The most common are listed below. Open cyst in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 7
- ganglion cystA swelling on or around joints and tendons in the hand or foot.
- chocolate cystAn ovarian cyst containing old brown blood, usually, but not always, associated with endometriosis.
- ovarian cystAny collection of fluid, surrounded by a very thin wall, within an ovary; any ovarian follicle that is larger than about two centimeters is termed an ovarian cyst.
- sebaceous cystepidermous cyst
- dermoid cystA type of teratoma or tumour, usually benign. It is in the form of a cyst or sac, and contains skin and sometimes hair, nails, teeth or other tissue.
- Baker's cystA benign swelling of the semimembranosus or more rarely some other synovial bursa found behind the knee joint.
- Bartholin's cystA fluid-filled cyst near the vagina, caused by the blockage of a Bartholin's gland.
Compound words 77
- oocystA reproductive cell in certain fungi.
- pseudocystA pathological collection of fluid, differing from a cyst in lacking a clearly-defined epithelial cell layer.
- sporocystA cyst that develops from a sporoblast and from which sporozoites develop.
- acystiaCongenital absence of the bladder.
- cystoseContaining, or resembling, a cyst or cysts
- nematocystA capsule, in certain cnidarians, containing a barbed, threadlike tube that delivers a paralyzing sting
- gonocystA membrane around the spermatogonia in the male gonads.
- otocystAn organ involved in balance and orientation.
- pneumatocystA sac or other structure containing air and used for flotation by a marine organism, chiefly used in reference to those of kelps and siphonophores.
- aerocystAn air vesicle.