Meaning of the word cyst in English

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cyst

US /sɪst/

UK /sɪst/

a sac-like pocket of membranous tissue that contains fluid, air, or other substances, and can grow almost anywhere in your body or under your skin

Example:

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The doctor drained the cyst on her wrist.

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She had a small cyst removed from her eyelid.

Synonym:

sac vesicle pouch bladder

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