multilocular
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The whole multilocular cystic mass with the accumulated fluids tipped the scales at 132 pounds.
From Time Magazine Archive
It may have one cell or cavity, being unilocular; or many, multilocular, &c.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
The cysts thus formed may be unilocular or multilocular, and intra-cystic papillary vegetations frequently grow from their walls.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
In the region of the knee the ganglion is usually multilocular, and consists of a meshwork of fibrous tissue, the meshes of which are occupied by colloid material.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
The epithelial odontoma is derived from persistent portions of the epithelium of the enamel organ, and constitutes a multilocular cystic tumour which is chiefly met with in the mandible.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
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