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cyst
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- pronunciation:
- sIst
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a fluid-filled vesicle or sac within body tissue, sometimes a pathological development but most often not.
Fortunately, the lump she'd detected turned out to be a benign cyst and not a tumor. |
| definition 2: |
in certain lower plants and fungi, a chamber containing reproductive cells.
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| definition 3: |
the resistant wall encapsulating the dormant form of many microscopic organisms, or a dormant organism possessing such a resistant wall.
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| related words: |
growth |
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