#cyst a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure
supertype: pathology any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
subtype: dermoid_cyst__dermoidcyst a cystic tumor (usually benign) with an epithelium-lined wall and a cavity containing other material
subtype: galactocele a cystic tumor containing milk or a milky substance (especially in the mammary glands)
subtype: hemorrhagic_cyst__hemorrhagiccyst__blood_cyst__bloodcyst__hematocyst a cyst containing blood
subtype: cephalhematoma__cephalohematoma a collection of blood under the scalp of a newborn; caused by pressure during birth
subtype: hydatid cyst filled with liquid; forms as a result of infestation by tapeworm larvae (as in echinococcosis)
subtype: nabothian_cyst__nabothiancyst__nabothian_follicle__nabothianfollicle a cyst that forms in the nabothian glands of the uterine cervix
subtype: ovarian_cyst__ovariancyst a cystic tumor (usually benign) of the ovary
subtype: ranula a cyst on the underside of the tongue
subtype: sebaceous_cyst__sebaceouscyst__pilar_cyst__pilarcyst__wen__steatocystoma a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked
subtype: chalazion__Meibomian_cyst a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked
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