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solitary bone cyst

[ sŏl′ĭ-tĕr′ē ]

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A unilocular cyst containing serous fluid and lined with a thin layer of connective tissue, usually occurring in the shaft of a long bone in growing children.osteocystoma unicameral bone cyst

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