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DERMOID CYST

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cystic tumor (usually benign) with a wall lined with epithelium and a cavity containing other material

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("dermoid cyst" is a kind of...):

cyst (a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure)

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 Context examples: 

A secondary melanoma that has developed in an ovarian dermoid cyst.

(Ovarian Dermoid Cyst with Melanoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative example is the dermoid cyst.

(Ovarian Cystic Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include dermoid cyst, lipoma, and neurofibroma.

(Benign Spinal Cord Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A secondary leiomyosarcoma that has developed in an ovarian dermoid cyst.

(Ovarian Dermoid Cyst with Leiomyosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A secondary melanocytic nevus that has developed in an ovarian dermoid cyst.

(Ovarian Dermoid Cyst with Melanocytic Nevus, NCI Thesaurus)

A secondary adenocarcinoma that has developed in an ovarian dermoid cyst.

(Ovarian Dermoid Cyst with Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A secondary corticotropin secreting adenoma or prolactin secreting adenoma that has developed in an ovarian dermoid cyst.

(Ovarian Dermoid Cyst with Secondary Pituitary-Type Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

A secondary angiosarcoma that has developed in an ovarian dermoid cyst.

(Ovarian Dermoid Cyst with Angiosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A corticotropin secreting adenoma that has developed in an ovarian dermoid cyst.

(Ovarian Dermoid Cyst with Corticotropin Secreting Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called dermoid cyst.

(Mature teratoma, NCI Dictionary)