Phrase Hound found 6 phrases and 28 compound words that contain cysts. The most common are listed below. Open cysts in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 6
- ovarian cystsplural of ovarian cyst: Any 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.
- ganglion cystsplural of ganglion cyst: A swelling on or around joints and tendons in the hand or foot.
- dermoid cystsplural of dermoid cyst: A 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.
- chocolate cystsplural of chocolate cyst: An ovarian cyst containing old brown blood, usually, but not always, associated with endometriosis.
- Baker's cystsplural of Baker's cyst: A benign swelling of the semimembranosus or more rarely some other synovial bursa found behind the knee joint.
- Bartholin's cystsplural of Bartholin's cyst: A fluid-filled cyst near the vagina, caused by the blockage of a Bartholin's gland.
Compound words 28
- pseudocystsplural of pseudocyst: A pathological collection of fluid, differing from a cyst in lacking a clearly-defined epithelial cell layer.
- acrocystsplural of acrocyst: A chitinous cyst of the gonophore at the top of the gonotheca in some hydroids
- aerocystsplural of aerocyst: An air vesicle.
- ascocystsplural of ascocyst: An erect sac-like secreting cell on the creeping filaments of Ascocyclus.
- autocystsplural of autocyst: A single-layered cyst.
- cryptocystsplural of cryptocyst: A form of gymnocyst in bryozoans
- cytocystsplural of cytocyst: A hollow vesicle, the remains of a host cell occupied by a protozoan parasite.
- dinocystsplural of dinocyst: A dormant zygotic stage of the life cycle of dinoflagellates
- endocystsplural of endocyst: An inner layer of the cyst walls of Bryozoa.
- exocystsplural of exocyst: a eukaryotic protein complex with functions related to vesicle trafficking, leading to a role in exocytosis