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.
In medical terminology, the prefixes ec-, ecto-, ex-, exo-, and extra-refer to out or outside. One example is extracranial, which means pertaining to the outside of the skull â¦ . Another example is exocrine glands that secrete substances to the outside of the body, such as sweat glands. Ectopic pregnancy is another, meaning a pregnancy with the fetus outside the womb, such as in a Fallopian tube. If referring to the state of being low in supply or out of something in quantity, the medical term is oligo- . Examples are oligouria (not enough urine production) oligoamniosis, which means low or no amniotic fluid during pregnancy. If using the term to mean without or none, then the term used would be a-or an-.