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cyst

Hollow cavity in an animal or plant, lined with epithelium and usually filled with fluid. Cysts may be normal, for example the urinary bladder, or pathological, for example an ovarian cyst.



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Epidermoids are distinct from dermoid cysts in that they do not contain skin appendages or mesoderm elements such as hair and sebaceous glands.
Two cases of incidental epidermoid cysts: sphenoid sinus and temporal ... by Kinney, William C. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
The final pathology report showed a mature teratoma of the left ovary featuring dermoid cyst, respiratory anlaga, and struma ovarii.
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By the time the two-part episode ends, doctors will have discovered additional growths - dermoid cysts - on her ovaries.
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