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cyst

/sist/US // sɪst //UK // (sɪst) //

囊肿,胱氨酸,牡蛎,囊括

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Pathology. a closed, bladderlike sac formed in animal tissues, containing fluid or semifluid matter.
    • : a bladder, sac, or vesicle.
    • : Botany, Mycology. a sporelike cell with a resistant, protective wall.a cell or cavity enclosing reproductive bodies.
    • : Zoology. a sac, usually spherical, surrounding an animal that has passed into a dormant condition.such a sac plus the contained animal.a capsule or resistant covering.

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Examples

  • But any permanent solution to the conflict must address the pulsing cyst at its heart.

  • In “The Incalculable Life Gesture,” an elementary school principal develops a cyst in his throat that may or may not be malignant.

  • Neither expectorated black matter, and both died from the bursting of a carbonaceous cyst into the bronchi, producing suffocation.

  • An ovarian cyst with a twisted pedicle has been found in a fœtus at birth (Otto von Franque).

  • It is necessary for the surgeon to remember that a cancerous Fallopian tube may lead to complications with an ovarian cyst.

  • It is not uncommon, after enucleating a cyst in this way, to find the ureter lying at the bottom of the recess.

  • This mode of dealing with a cyst is usually termed ‘incomplete ovariotomy’.

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