- alveolar cyst
- 1. dilatation of a pulmonary alveolus; several may fuse by breakdown of their septa to form large air cysts called pneumatoceles. 2. alveolar hydatid c.
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alveolar hydatid cyst — (PLATYHELMINTHES: Cestoda) A larval form of Echinococcus multilocularis comprised of many compartments containing many protoscolices that infiltrate body tissues … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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Periapical cyst — Classification and external resources CT scan through head showing a right periapical cyst ICD 10 K … Wikipedia
