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Cyst vs Pilonidal - What's the difference?

cyst | pilonidal |

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 adjective pilonidal is

having body hairs which have grown in a concentrated area on the skin and formed a cyst or abscess.

cyst

English

(wikipedia)

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.

    • See also

    * enchondroma ----

    pilonidal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having body hairs which have grown in a concentrated area on the skin and formed a cyst or abscess.

    • Derived terms

    * pilonidal abscess * pilonidal cyst * pilonidal disease * pilonidal sinus

    See also

    * natal cleft * sacrococcygeal fistula * (wikipedia "pilonidal")