HEMORRHAGIC CYST

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A cyst containing blood

Synonyms:

blood cyst; hematocyst; hemorrhagic cyst

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hemorrhagic cyst" is a kind of...):

cyst (a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hemorrhagic cyst"):

cephalhematoma; cephalohematoma (a collection of blood under the scalp of a newborn; caused by pressure during birth)