Resembling a cyst in appearance or structure; having a cyst-like form.
From Greek 'kystis' (bladder, pouch) plus '-oid' (resembling, having the form of). This descriptive term allows doctors to identify structures that look like cysts even if they aren't true cysts.
The '-oid' suffix is used everywhere—'spheroid,' 'humanoid,' 'asteroid'—it's biology's lazy way of saying 'kind of looks like this thing but maybe not exactly!'
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