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cyst
noun
- any of certain saclike structures in plants or animals
- such a structure or pocket in the body when abnormal and filled with fluid or diseased matter
- a spherical, usually thick membrane, resistant to freezing, drying, etc., with which certain organisms are surrounded when in a resting stage
See cyst in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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