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epidermal inclusion cyst — a type of epidermal cyst that is an inclusion cyst on the head, neck, or trunk; it is circumscribed and mobile and is formed by keratinizing squamous epithelium that has a granular layer and is similar to the normal epithelium of the follicular… … Medical dictionary
Cyst — This article is about cysts in the body. For the ICAO airport code CYST, see St. Theresa Point Airport. For hard shelled resting stages of some small organisms, see Microbial cyst. Cyst Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
Cyst — A closed sac or capsule, usually filled with fluid or semisolid material. * * * 1. A bladder. 2. An abnormal sac containing gas, fluid, or a semisolid material, with a membranous lining. SEE ALSO: pseudocyst. [G. kystis, bladder] adventitious c.… … Medical dictionary
Epidermoid cyst — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Epidermal Cyst, ear DiseasesDB = 29388 ICD10 = ICD10|L|72|0|l|60 ICD9 = ICD9|706.2 ICDO = OMIM = 131600 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = derm eMedicineTopic = 860 MeshID = D004814An epidermoid cyst is a… … Wikipedia
epidermal cyst — a benign cyst derived from the epidermis or the epithelium of a hair follicle, formed by cystic enclosures of epithelium within the dermis, becoming filled with keratin and lipid rich debris. Types include dermoid cyst, epidermal inclusion cyst,… … Medical dictionary
median mandibular cyst — a rare type of inclusion cyst found in the midline of the mandible, believed to be caused by inclusion of the epithelium trapped in the central groove of the mandibular process, or by cystic degeneration of a supernumerary tooth germ … Medical dictionary
nasoalveolar cyst — nasolabial cyst an inclusion cyst arising from epithelial remnants at the junction of the lateral nasal and maxillary processes; it may cause a swelling in the mucolabial fold and in the floor of the nose and superficial erosion of the outer… … Medical dictionary
globulomaxillary cyst — an inclusion cyst of the maxillary bone, located in the globulomaxillary fissure, usually between the lateral incisor and cuspid teeth, which seldom presents any clinical manifestation … Medical dictionary
median anterior maxillary cyst — a type of inclusion cyst of the maxilla found in or near an incisive canal, arising from proliferation of epithelial remnants of an embryonic duct. Called also incisive canal c. and nasopalatine duct c … Medical dictionary
median palatal cyst — a type of inclusion cyst found in the midline of the hard palate between the lateral palatal processes … Medical dictionary
