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Main Entry: na·bo·thi·an cyst
Pronunciation: n&-'bO-thE-&n-
Function: noun
: a mucous gland of the uterine cervix especiallywhen occluded and dilated called also nabothian follicle
Naáboth /'nä-"bot/, Martin (1675–1721), German anatomist and physician. Naboth describedthe mucous glands of the uterine cervix in 1707. At the same time he noted small cysts in these glands caused by blockage of the outflow of the secretion but he thought that they were ova.
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nabothian cyst na·bo·thi·an cyst (nə-bō'thē-ən)
n.
A retention cyst that develops when a mucous gland of the uterine cervix is obstructed. Also called nabothian follicle.

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