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Ovarian Cysts

Medical Definition: General term for cysts and cystic diseases of the ovary.
Guide Notes: non-neoplastic; /blood supply /chem /secret /ultrastruct permitted; polycystic ovarian disease, sclerocystic ovaries, sclerocystic ovarian degeneration & sclerocystic ovary syndrome = POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME
Also Called: Corpus Luteum Cyst
Previously Indexed: Cysts (1966-1967),Ovarian Diseases (1966-1967)
Ovarian Cysts Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - A complex disorder characterized by infertility, HIRSUTISM; OBESITY; and various menstrual disturbances such as OLIGOMENORRHEA; AMENORRHEA; ANOVULATION. Polycystic ovary syndrome is usually associated with bilateral enlarged ovaries studded with atretic follicles, not with cysts. The term, polycystic ovary, is misleading.

Ovarian Cysts Medical Definitions and Terms

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