cyst

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure
noun a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)

From Late Latin cystis, from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “anatomical sac”).

Translation: no cysts, fibroids, polyps, no ovulatory abnormalities. — Life Blood, Thomas Hoover
Afterwards the doctors found two cysts in his brain. — Selected Works of Voltairine de Cleyre, Voltairine De Cleyre
It was, however, the slow growth of a "dermoid cyst" which made her linger till such an age, through the constant suffering of twenty-one preceding years. — Harriet Martineau, Florence Fenwick Miller

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