nonodontogenic cyst


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nonodontogenic cyst

[‚nän·ə¦dant·ə¦jen·ik ′sist]
(medicine)
Any oral cyst that develops from epithelium which has been sequestered in bony or soft-tissue suture lines during embryonic development.
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The most common nonodontogenic cysts were globulomaxillary, nasolabial, and mucocele (21.4% each).
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CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF ODONTOGENIC CYSTS IN A SELECTED PAKISTANI POPULATION
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