Diseases

Ovarian Cysts

General term for CYSTS and cystic diseases of the OVARY.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

General term for CYSTS and cystic diseases of the OVARY.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Cyst, Ovarian
  • Cysts, Ovarian
  • Ovarian Cyst
  • Corpus Luteum Cyst
  • Corpus Luteum Cysts
  • Cyst, Corpus Luteum
  • Cysts, Corpus Luteum

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

non-neoplastic; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME is also available

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History Note

68; CORPUS LUTEUM CYST was heading 1963-84

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Previous Indexing

  • Cysts (1966-1967)
  • Ovarian Diseases (1966-1967)

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  1. C04w.182w.612w
  2. C12.050.351.500w.056.630w.580w
  3. C12.100w.250w.056.630w.580w
  4. C19w.391.630w.580w

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WP 322

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ovarian Cysts. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010048. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010048
  2. Ovarian Cysts. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovarian_cyst
  3. Ovarian Cysts. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q147362