cyst

English Thesaurus

1. a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid) (noun.body)

hypernym	:	sac,
definition	:	a structure resembling a bag in an animal (noun.body)

hyponym	:	dacryocyst, lacrimal sac, tear sac,
definition	:	either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands (noun.body)

hyponym	:	dictyosome, golgi apparatus, golgi body, golgi complex,
definition	:	a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions) (noun.body)

hyponym	:	bleb, blister, bulla,
definition	:	(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid (noun.body)

hyponym	:	follicle,
definition	:	any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity (noun.body)

hyponym	:	liposome,
definition	:	an artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packaged; used in molecular biology as a transducing vector (noun.body)

2. a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure (noun.state)

hypernym	:	pathology,
definition	:	any deviation from a healthy or normal condition (noun.state)

hyponym	:	dermoid cyst,
definition	:	a cystic tumor (usually benign) with a wall lined with epithelium and a cavity containing other material (noun.state)

hyponym	:	galactocele,
definition	:	a cystic tumor containing milk or a milky substance (especially in the mammary glands) (noun.state)

hyponym	:	blood cyst, hematocyst, hemorrhagic cyst,
definition	:	a cyst containing blood (noun.state)

hyponym	:	hydatid,
definition	:	cyst filled with liquid; forms as a result of infestation by tapeworm larvae (as in echinococcosis) (noun.state)

hyponym	:	nabothian cyst, nabothian follicle,
definition	:	a cyst that forms in the nabothian glands of the uterine cervix (noun.state)

hyponym	:	ovarian cyst,
definition	:	a cystic tumor (usually benign) of the ovary (noun.state)

hyponym	:	ranula,
definition	:	a cyst on the underside of the tongue (noun.state)

hyponym	:	pilar cyst, sebaceous cyst, steatocystoma, wen,
definition	:	a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked (noun.state)

3. a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid) (noun.body)

derivation	:	cystic,
definition	:	of or relating to a normal cyst (as the gallbladder or urinary bladder) (adj.pert)

4. a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure (noun.state)

derivation	:	cystic,
definition	:	of or relating to or resembling a cyst (adj.pert)

5. a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid) (noun.body)

derivation	:	cystic,
definition	:	of or relating to a normal cyst (as the gallbladder or urinary bladder) (adj.pert)

6. a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure (noun.state)

derivation	:	cystic,
definition	:	of or relating to or resembling a cyst (adj.pert)