blue dome cyst
Definition:
- one of a number of small dark blue nodules or cysts in the vaginal fornix due to retained menstrual blood in endometriosis affecting this region;
- a benign retention cyst of the mammary gland in fibrocystic disease, containing a pale slightly yellow fluid that gives a blue tint to the cyst when seen through the surrounding fibrous tissue.
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