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41Cyst meibomian — A cyst of the little glands in the tarsus (part of the framework) of the eyelids that make a lubricant which they discharge through their tiny openings in the edges of the lids. The lubricant is a fatty substance called sebum characteristic of… …
42Cyst, Baker — A swelling in the space behind the knee (the popliteal space) composed of a membrane lined sac filled with synovial fluid that has escaped from the joint. Named after the British surgeon William Morrant Baker (1839 1896). Also called a synovial… …
43Cyst, meibomian — Also called a chalazion or a tarsal cyst, an inflammation of the oil gland of the eyelid …
44Cyst, sebaceous — A sebaceous cyst is a rounded swollen area of the skin formed by an abnormal sac of retained excretion (sebum) from the sebaceous follicles …
45Cyst, synovial, of the popliteal space — A swelling in the space behind the knee (the popliteal space). The swelling is composed of a membrane lined sac filled with synovial fluid that has escaped from the joint. Commonly called Baker’s cyst …
46Cyst, tarsal — Also called a chalazion or a Meibomian cyst, an inflammation of the oil gland of the eyelid …
47cyst- — or cysti or cysto combining form Etymology: French, from Greek kyst , kysto , from kystis bladder < cystitis > ; sac < cystocarp > …
48-cyst — noun combining form Etymology: New Latin cystis, from Greek kystis bladder ; sac < blastocyst > …
49cyst — n. [Gr. kystis, bladder] 1. A small sac, capsule or bladderlike structure. 2. A protective covering formed about an organism during unfavorable conditions or reproduction. 3. (NEMATODA: Secernentea) The tanned cuticle of certain mature female… …
50cyst — (sist) A general term used for a specialized microbial cell enclosed in a wall. Cysts are formed by protozoa and a few bacteria. They may be dormant, resistant structures formed in response to adverse conditions or reproductive cysts that are a… …
