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cyst

[sist] / sɪst /


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Rather than accelerating cyst growth, probenecid slowed it down.

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

The bank's governor Kazuo Ueda - a central figure in deciding interest rates - missed this week's meeting due to being in hospital as he is treated for an infected liver cyst.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda is hospitalized with an infected liver cyst but will provide views remotely for the upcoming policy meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

During a recent health crisis, an emergency surgery to remove a cyst, Montoya said she wanted support in the hospital but did not have any options available to her.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 2026

I had to have an egg-size cyst removed from my back, which was a relief because Will had started calling me “Humpback.”

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Dr. Chebib's team uses laboratory-grown cell models to study how kidney cysts develop and grow in PKD.

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

When E. multilocularis infects a person or animal, it can produce cancer-like cysts in the liver and, in some cases, other organs.

From Science Daily Jun. 11, 2026

The change reflects a broader scientific understanding of the condition as a multisystem disorder that affects metabolic, hormonal, reproductive and mental health — not simply a condition defined by ovarian cysts.

From Salon May 16, 2026

During her GCSEs she made repeated hospital visits but was told cysts and growths found during ultrasounds would pass on their own.

From BBC Mar. 16, 2026

Some had crooked backs, or humps, or horns, or antlers, or bulging cysts, or tails.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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