This article reviews what is known about ganglion cyst formation, natural history (50% of cysts will spontaneously resolve), diagnosis, and management of this common malady. Although the exact mechanism of cyst formation is unknown, most current theories hold that extra-articular mucin âdropletsâ coalesce to form the main body of the tumor.
ECTOPIC PREGNANCY Dictionary entry overview: What does ectopic pregnancy mean? â¢ ECTOPIC PREGNANCY (noun) The noun ECTOPIC PREGNANCY has 1 sense: 1. pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus Familiarity information: ECTOPIC PREGNANCY used as a noun is very rare.
â¢ ECTOPLASM (noun). The noun ECTOPLASM has 2 senses: 1. (spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance. 2. the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm.Familiarity information: ECTOPLASM used as a noun is rare.ypernyms (ectoplasm is a kind of...): emanation (something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light etc.)). Domain category: spiritualism (the belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium)).