cyst

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Cashman said the team hopes the cyst was the cause of stiffness that had bothered Rodriguez and caused him to see a specialist, Dr. Marc Philippon, in Vail, Colo.

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  1. noun Pathology An abnormal membranous sac containing a gaseous, liquid, or semisolid substance.
  2. noun Anatomy A sac or vesicle in the body.
  3. noun Biology A small capsulelike sac that encloses certain organisms in their dormant or larval stage.
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  • His pilonidal cyst, his pseudonymous career in Pittsburgh radio, and his addiction to After miserably failing on television, Limbaugh spiraled into depression, eventually becoming addicted to pain pills prescribed to him for his pilonidal cyst (a.k.a. "Butt Boil"). —  Propeller Most Popular Stories
  • Cashman said the team hopes the cyst was the cause of stiffness that had bothered Rodriguez and caused him to see a specialist, Dr. Marc Philippon, in Vail, Colo. —  --1010 WINS Newswatch Headlines
  • Cashman said the team hopes the cyst was the cause of stiffness that had bothered the —  SacBee -- Latest News
  • Cashman said the team hopes the cyst was the cause of stiffness that had bothered Rodriguez and caused him to see a specialist. —  13WHAM: Top Stories
  • It is called branchial cyst which is congenital disease & not present normally condividi - cerca i tuoi siti preferiti - —  Ultimi bookmark postati su Segnalo
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  1. New Latin cystis, from Greek kustis, bladder; see kwes- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from New Latin cystis, from Greek κύστις, the bladder, a bag, pouch, from κύειν, conceive, be pregnant, orig. hold, contain. Cf. cyma.
 

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