cyste

Definitions of cyste
  1. noun
    a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)
    synonyms: blaas, urineblaas
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    galblaas
    a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion
  2. noun
    a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
    synonyms: blaar, blaarkop, blaas, blaasje, urineblaas, wen
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    blaar, blaas, blister, blisterverpakking, brandblaar, trekpleister
    (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
    follikel, haarfollikel, haarzakje
    any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity
    haarfollikel, haarzakje
    a small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair; small muscles and sebaceous glands are associated with them
    bloedblaar
    blister containing blood or bloody serum usually caused by an injury
    puist, pukkel, vin
    a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus
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