dermoid cyst

noun

der·​moid cyst ˈdər-ˌmȯid- 

: a cystic tumor often of the ovary that contains skin and skin derivatives (such as hair or teeth)

called also dermoid

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2018 the magazine Insider reported that a dermoid cyst the size of an orange was removed in 2017 from a young freelance writer named Calle Hack. —Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

dermoid cyst

noun

: a cystic tumor often of the ovary that contains skin and skin derivatives (as hair or teeth)

called also dermoid