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cysts

UK /sɪsts/US /sɪsts/

词源

源自希腊语 'kystis'(膀胱、囊袋),通过拉丁语 'cystis' 进入英语。

noun

❶ 囊肿,指体内或体表形成的异常囊状结构,通常内含液体或半固体物质,可能由感染、阻塞或其他原因引起。

“The doctor found several cysts in her ovaries during the ultrasound.”

(医生在超声波检查中发现她的卵巢有几个囊肿。)

“Sebaceous cysts are common and usually harmless skin growths.”

(皮脂腺囊肿是常见且通常无害的皮肤增生。)

同义词:sac, vesicle, blister

常见短语

ovarian cysts — 卵巢囊肿,指女性卵巢上形成的液体填充囊,可能引起疼痛或月经不调,但也可能无症状。

“Many women develop ovarian cysts at some point in their lives.”

(许多女性在生命的某个阶段会出现卵巢囊肿。)

ganglion cyst — 腱鞘囊肿,常见于手腕或手指关节附近的良性肿块,内含胶状物质。

“She had a ganglion cyst on her wrist that made it difficult to write.”

(她手腕上的腱鞘囊肿使得写字变得困难。)