hemorrhagic cyst

Thân thiện

A doctor points to an image of a hemorrhagic cyst on a medical scan.

Definition

Noun: A type of cyst, which is a closed sac-like structure, that contains blood or has bled into it. It is often associated with organs like the ovaries.

Usage

This is a specific medical term. It is used to describe a clinical finding, typically identified through imaging like an ultrasound. * The ultrasound revealed a hemorrhagic cyst on her right ovary. * Hemorrhagic cysts can sometimes cause pelvic pain.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in differential diagnoses to distinguish this type of cyst from simple cysts, dermoid cysts, or other growths.
• It may be described further by its appearance, such as a "hemorrhagic cyst with retracting clot" or "resolving hemorrhagic cyst."

Variants and Related Words

• Hemorrhagic (adjective): Relating to or involving hemorrhage (bleeding). Example: .
• Corpus Luteum Cyst: A specific, common type of functional ovarian cyst that can become hemorrhagic.
• Hematocyst: A less common synonym for a cyst containing blood.

Synonyms

• Blood-filled cyst
• Hematocyst (medical synonym)

Different Meanings

This term has a single, specific meaning in medical terminology. It does not have common idiomatic or figurative uses.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a cyst containing blood

Từ đồng nghĩa

• blood cyst
• hematocyst