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Cyst vs Stye - What's the difference?

cyst | stye |

As nouns the difference between cyst and stye

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 stye is a bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid.

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 ----

    stye

    English

    (wikipedia stye)

    Alternative forms

    * sty

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (disease) A bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "stye")

    Synonyms

    * hordeolum * sty

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