cyst
Abnormal tissue sac
A cyst is an abnormal sac in the body containing fluid, air, or semisolid material.
Cysts form in various tissues—ovarian cysts, sebaceous cysts on the skin, cysts in the kidneys.
Most are benign but may require drainage or removal if they grow large or cause pain.
The doctor said the cyst was nothing to worry about.
Bodily pouch structure
- pouchSmall flexible bag
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- vesicleSmall fluid-filled sac
cavity · lining · wall · fluid · epithelial · enclosed · encapsulated · chamber
Identification of illness
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
radiology · excision · surgery · drainage · aspiration · benign · malignant · pathology
Of egg-producing organs
- sebaceousOil-secreting, of skin
- dermoidCyst with ectodermal tissue
- ganglionPeripheral nerve cell cluster
- synovialOf joint membranes
hydatid · pancreatic · renal · breast · hepatic · thyroid · arachnoid · mucous
Oil-secreting, of skin
- acneInflamed skin condition
- pimpleInflamed skin bump
- blackheadPlugged pore with oxidized sebum
- whiteheadClogged pore forming bump
pustule · nodule · dermatology · dermatologist · sebum · keratin · infection · inflamed
Increase in size
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- expansionIncrease in scope
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
- developmentProgress toward maturity
protrusion · bulge · increase · pressure · symptoms · discomfort · pain · obstruction
sac
Bodily pouch structure
vesicle · cavity · lining · wall · fluid · epithelial · enclosed · encapsulated · chamber · pocket
diagnosis
Identification of illness
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
CT scan · radiology · excision · surgery · drainage · aspiration · benign · malignant · pathology · lump
ovarian
Of egg-producing organs
- sebaceousOil-secreting, of skin
- dermoidCyst with ectodermal tissue
- ganglionPeripheral nerve cell cluster
synovial · hydatid · pancreatic · renal · breast · hepatic · thyroid · arachnoid · mucous · follicular
sebaceous
Oil-secreting, of skin
whitehead · pustule · nodule · dermatology · dermatologist · sebum · keratin · infection · inflamed · tender
enlargement
Increase in size
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- expansionIncrease in scope
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
development · protrusion · bulge · increase · pressure · symptoms · discomfort · pain · obstruction · compression
- surgerysurgery, surgeon, surgeons, operation, incision
- skin conditionseczema, psoriasis, hives, dermatitis, rash
- pathologycancer, disease, infection, tumor, lesion
- Brain Lesionstumor, glioma, meningioma, glioblastoma, metastasis
- cystspseudocyst
- scan findingslesion, tumor, hemorrhage, infarct, edema
cystmalignant tumor
Cancerous bodily growth
cancer · carcinoma · malignancy · tumor · sarcoma
- cystic acneDeep inflammatory skin condition
- cystic fibrosisGenetic disorder thickening mucus
- ovarian cystFluid-filled growth on gonad
- cyst removalExcision of abnormal sac
- ganglion cystBenign joint fluid sac
- kidney cystFluid-filled sac on filtration organ