| blastocyst | (noun) the blastula of a placental mammal in which some differentiation of cells has occurred | Synonyms: blastodermic vessicle |
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| cholecystectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the gall bladder (usually for relief of gallstone pain) | - |
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| cholecystitis | (noun) inflammation of the gall bladder | - |
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| cholecystokinin | (noun) a gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of pancreatic enzymes and the contraction and emptying of the gall bladder; its release is stimulated by the presence of fatty acids and amino acids in the small intestine | - |
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| colpocystitis | (noun) inflammation of the vagina and bladder | - |
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| colpocystocele | (noun) hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina; sometimes occurs after childbirth | Synonyms: cystocele |
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| cyst | (noun) a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid) | Synonyms: vesicle |
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| (noun) a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure | - |
| cysteine | (noun) an amino acid containing sulfur that is found in most proteins; oxidizes on exposure to air to form cystine | - |
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| cystic | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling a cyst | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to a normal cyst (as the gallbladder or urinary bladder) | - |
| cystine | (noun) a crystalline amino acid found in proteins (especially keratin); discovered in bladder stones | - |
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| cystitis | (noun) inflammation of the urinary bladder and ureters | - |
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| cystocele | (noun) hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina; sometimes occurs after childbirth | Synonyms: colpocystocele |
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| cystolith | (noun) a calculus formed in the bladder | Synonyms: bladder stone |
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| cystoparalysis | (noun) paralysis of the urinary bladder | Synonyms: cystoplegia |
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| cystoplegia | (noun) paralysis of the urinary bladder | Synonyms: cystoparalysis |
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| dacryocyst | (noun) either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands | Synonyms: lacrimal sac, tear sac |
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| dacryocystitis | (noun) inflammation of the lacrimal sac causing obstruction of the tube draining tears into the nose | - |
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| encysted | (adjective) enclosed in (or as if in) a cyst | - |
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| hematocyst | (noun) a cyst containing blood | Synonyms: blood cyst, hemorrhagic cyst |
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| sarcocystidean | (noun) parasite of the muscles of vertebrates | Synonyms: sarcocystieian, sarcosporidian |
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| sarcocystieian | (noun) parasite of the muscles of vertebrates | Synonyms: sarcocystidean, sarcosporidian |
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| steatocystoma | (noun) a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked | Synonyms: pilar cyst, sebaceous cyst, wen |
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