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Cyst

Meaning: A closed sac filled with fluid, air, or semi-solid material within body tissue.

In practice: An ovarian cyst can cause pelvic pain and bloating.

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Which word means: Benign, slow-growing outgrowth of dense mature bone, usually on the skull, sinuses or mandible.

Which word means: Organised nodule of chronic inflammatory cells that may later calcify.

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