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a disease evidenced by swollen ovaries filled with a yellowish or reddish fluid, of unknown cause
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
ovary cyst
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Ovary cyst, follicular — A fluid filled sac in the ovary, the most common type of ovarian cyst. It results from the growth of a follicle. A follicle is the fluid filled cyst that contains an egg. In some cycles, this follicle grows larger that normal and does not rupture … Medical dictionary
Cyst — A closed sac or capsule, usually filled with fluid or semisolid material. * * * 1. A bladder. 2. An abnormal sac containing gas, fluid, or a semisolid material, with a membranous lining. SEE ALSO: pseudocyst. [G. kystis, bladder] adventitious c.… … Medical dictionary
Ovary, dermoid cyst of the — A bizarre tumor, usually benign, in the ovary that typically contains a diversity of tissues including hair, teeth, bone, thyroid, etc. A dermoid cyst develops from a totipotential germ cell (a primary oocyte) that is retained within the egg sac… … Medical dictionary
Cyst of the ovary, follicular — A fluid filled sac in the ovary, the most common type of ovarian cyst. It results from the growth of a follicle. A follicle is the fluid filled cyst that contains an egg. In some cycles, this follicle grows larger that normal and does not rupture … Medical dictionary
Cyst — This article is about cysts in the body. For the ICAO airport code CYST, see St. Theresa Point Airport. For hard shelled resting stages of some small organisms, see Microbial cyst. Cyst Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
Cyst, ovarian — A fluid filled sac in the ovary. The most common type of ovarian cyst is called a follicular cyst. It results from the growth of a follicle. A follicle is the fluid filled cyst that contains an egg. In some cycles, this follicle grows larger that … Medical dictionary
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Ovarian cyst — A fluid filled sac in the ovary. The most common type of ovarian cyst is called a follicular cyst. It results from the growth of a follicle. A follicle is the fluid filled cyst that contains an egg. In some cycles, this follicle grows larger that … Medical dictionary
