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

• When humans eat infected meat that is not thoroughly cooked, the cysts are digested, releasing a tapeworm head that attaches itself to the wall of the intestine.
• Bonnie Hubley, his wife, had polycystic kidney disease, in which cysts grow in the kidneys, often becoming so large that the kidneys fail and have to be replaced.
• Riding in jeeps, touring in tanks and taking the bumps of basic training have caused such an increase in pilonidal-cyst disorders that some doctors call them jeep disease.

• vesicle

News & Articles

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• Chattaroy man sells Mustang to fund brain cyst treatment
  CHATTAROY, Wash. -- A Chattaroy man suffering from a brain cyst raised $10,000 for his surgery by selling his car. KREM 2 News originally introduced viewer to Ross Anderson in April. Anderson offered to exchange his 2006 Mustang GT for surgery. He went so far as to put his car on Craigslist. He contacted KREM 2 News on Monday and said the car finally sold for $10,000. The money will go to the ...
  June 10, 2013 - KREM.com Spokane
• Tony Romo injury: Cowboys QB will skip minicamp for 'precautionary reasons'
  Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo will skip the team's upcoming mini-camp for precautionary reasons, according to ESPN's Ed Werder . Romo had minor surgery to remove a cyst from his back in April, and he had hoped to be back in time for the offseason mini-camp. However, the Cowboys would rather be safe than sorry when it comes to the health of the most important piece to their offensive ...
  June 10, 2013 - SB Nation
• Pack's Harris has fist-sized cyst removed from lung
  Pack's Harris has fist-sized cyst removed from lung
  June 6, 2013 - CBS Sports

Quotes

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• Joe Girardi in International Herald Tribune
  He felt a little bit of relief from that cyst being gone,Girardi said. "He sounded OK. I think he's concerned, too, because it is a big decision. He's worried about the season, how it affects us. I'm sure he has a million thoughts. He...
• Frank Muir in International Herald Tribune
  You just wouldn't expect (potato cyst nematodes) in the middle of the state,said Frank Muir, president of the Idaho Potato Commission, which promotes Idaho potatoes. "It's not like these guys crawl or fly or anything."
• Paul Lo Duca in SI.com
  It was a cyst originally and I had to get it removed when I broke a bone, and now there's extra bone growing on top,Lo Duca said.