cyst
noun
a closed, bladderlike sac formed in animal tissues, containing fluid or semifluid matter.
cysts
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pluralof cyst.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Jones was then referred to "the main expert on hydatid cysts" in London where he had two operations in 2018 and 2019 to remove them, one from each lung.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Jones was in hospital for 10 days, and says the doctors there suspected he had hydatid cysts immediately.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
The medications that cause ovarian suppression and have effectively relieved menstrual pain and helped millions of women to manage endometriosis, polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, and ovarian cysts?
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
The discovery may be especially important for people with polycystic kidney disease, a genetic disorder that causes fluid-filled cysts to develop in the kidneys.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
The head nurse at Hanawon for the past decade, Chun Jung-hee, told me that a high percentage of women from the North have chronic gynecological infections and cysts.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
