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cyst

Ovum vs Cyst - What's the difference?

ovum | cyst |


As nouns the difference between ovum and cyst

is that ovum is (label) the female gamete in animals; the egg cell while cyst is a pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.

Cyst vs Abcess - What's the difference?

cyst | abcess |

Cyst vs Endospore - What's the difference?

cyst | endospore |


As nouns the difference between cyst and endospore

is that cyst is a pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ while endospore is the inner layer of a spore.

Cyst vs Bursa - What's the difference?

cyst | bursa |


As nouns the difference between cyst and bursa

is that cyst is a pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ while bursa is any of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a muscle or tendon slides across bone. These sacs serve to reduce friction between the two moving surfaces.

As a proper noun Bursa is

a city in northwestern Turkey.

Cyst vs Wart - What's the difference?

cyst | wart |


As nouns the difference between cyst and wart

is that cyst is a pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ while wart is a type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).

Cyst vs Mass - What's the difference?

cyst | mass |


As nouns the difference between cyst and mass

is that cyst is a pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ while mass is matter, material.

As a verb mass is

to form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.

As an adjective mass is

involving a mass of things; concerning a large quantity or number.

Cyst vs Cest - What's the difference?

cyst | cest |


As a noun cyst

is a pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.

As an initialism cest is

central european summer time.

Exospore vs Cyst - What's the difference?

exospore | cyst |


As nouns the difference between exospore and cyst

is that exospore is the outer layer of a spore, especially in some algae and fungi while cyst is a pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.

Cust vs Cyst - What's the difference?

cust | cyst |


As an abbreviation cust

is custody.

As a noun cyst is

a pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.

Cyst vs Xyst - What's the difference?

cyst | xyst |


As nouns the difference between cyst and xyst

is that cyst is a pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ while xyst is a xystus.

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