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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) |
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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