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A sac that built itself a wall and moved in permanently.
means A closed sac in the body with a distinct membrane, usually filled with fluid, air, or other material, that forms as its own abnormal pocket of tissue.
from From Greek 'kystis,' meaning bladder or pouch — the same root that gave us 'cystitis' and 'cystic.' The Greeks used it for the bladder itself, and later anatomists borrowed the word for any sac-like pocket that didn't belong, carrying the bladder's bag-like shape into the broader medical vocabulary.
- definition
- Sac of tissue filled with fluid, air, or gunk
- most common type
- Sebaceous cysts form from blocked oil glands
- eviction notice
- Many shrink alone, no drama needed
- etymology
- From Greek kystis, meaning bladder or pouch