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Cysts

"Cysts" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Any fluid-filled closed cavity or sac that is lined by an EPITHELIUM. Cysts can be of normal, abnormal, non-neoplastic, or neoplastic tissues.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cysts" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cysts" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 74 publications over 25 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2007 and 2008
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