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RETENTION CYST

\ɹɪtˈɛnʃən sˈɪst], \ɹɪtˈɛnʃən sˈɪst], \ɹ_ɪ_t_ˈɛ_n_ʃ_ə_n s_ˈɪ_s_t]\

Definitions of RETENTION CYST

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A c. formed by the accumulation of products of secretion in a follicle or a gland or its duct in consequence of obstruction of the outlet.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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