cysts >> /sɪst/
Definition: [noun] A thin-walled hollow organ or cavity in an animal or plant, containing a liquid secretion; a sac, vesicle, or bladder.
Example: In the lumen of the cysts, eosinophilic or blue secretions were frequently seen, with sometimes targetoid secretion.
Definition: [noun] A membranous sac or cavity of abnormal character in the body, containing fluid.
Example: We removed an aspergilloma located in the right lower lobe of the lung in a 48-year-old woman with a bronchial cyst and rheumatoid arthritis.
Definition: [noun] A tough protective capsule enclosing the larva of a parasitic worm or the resting stage of an organism.
Example: Resting cysts represent a dormant stage in which normal life processes are greatly reduced.