How to Use cystic in a Sentence

cystic

adjective
  • Yes, even you with your cystic acne and your friend with the face of a pearl.
    — Chloe Metzger, Marie Claire, 19 June 2018
  • A lot of cystic acne stems from hormones, but there are ways to treat it.
    — Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 17 June 2023
  • The image showed a cystic mass about the size of a plum on the patient’s left frontal lobe.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2023
  • These are a legit must-have for folks with inflamed or cystic acne.
    — Jessica Kasparian, USA TODAY, 13 May 2020
  • Yerneni has struggled with cystic acne for most of her life.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
  • So what may work for your best friend's cystic zit may do absolutely nothing for yours.
    — Chloe Metzger, Marie Claire, 4 Oct. 2018
  • That’s why stopping cystic blemishes from forming in the first place is key.
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 13 Sep. 2024
  • An initial necropsy found a mass in her small intestine and a cystic lesion in her brain.
    — Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2022
  • But six years later, she's finally figured out how to tame her cystic acne.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 4 May 2017
  • Albright, who has cystic fibrosis, cited a need to focus on his health.
    — Alejandra Matos, Washington Post, 7 June 2017
  • Some oils might help keep chronic breakouts at bay, but cystic acne is a beast to whom my own obsession with skin care was born.
    — Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 31 Jan. 2018
  • As far as pimples go, those deep, cystic acne flare-ups are probably the most traumatic.
    — Rebecca Dancer, Allure, 3 Mar. 2020
  • However, the star has had cystic acne, and was once on Accutane.
    — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 28 Apr. 2023
  • My skin was out of control thanks to angry, inflamed cystic breakouts and a plethora of blackheads that coated my nose.
    — Allure, 27 Nov. 2024
  • It was borne from her struggles with cystic acne, something she’s dealt with since childhood, and the search for products that won’t make her skin flip out.
    — Julia Sullivan, SELF, 22 Jan. 2025
  • If your pelvic ultrasound shows multiple small cystic structures on your ovaries, this may be a normal finding.
    — Andrea L. Braden, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2024
  • There are also more severe forms of acne, like nodular or the aforementioned cystic acne.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Not only did my number of monthly cystic pimples decrease by nearly half, but so did my makeup removal time.
    — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 19 Nov. 2024
  • With cystic echinococcosis, cysts often develop in the liver and lungs.
    — Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
  • However, things definitely worsened this year and my cystic acne once again felt a bit out of control.
    — Chrissy Rutherford, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Aug. 2019
  • The cause was adenoid cystic carcinoma, a form of cancer, said a son, Chris Mitchell.
    — Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 14 June 2019
  • The common hepatic duct connects to the cystic duct to form the common bile duct, which then carries bile to the small intestine.
    — Doru Paul, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Deford remained a leading advocate for cystic fibrosis research for the rest of his life.
    — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 29 May 2017
  • But Mike's junior year, he was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma and lost part of his face.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 21 May 2020
  • Her son was born with a protruding tumor on his neck and a large cystic mass in his abdomen, according to Petersen's emails.
    — Robert Anglen, azcentral, 7 Nov. 2019
  • Some influencers said the drink—usually made with high-fiber foods like apples, celery, and leafy greens—helped clear cystic acne and made their skin glow.
    — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 13 Oct. 2023
  • In her 20s, Dewan had cystic acne on her cheeks, which ultimately left scars.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2023
  • To the reader’s point, Frank and his wife lost their daughter to cystic fibrosis in 1980.
    — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 21 June 2017
  • Tests confirmed that a gallstone migrated to her cystic duct, causing a blockage and infection.
    — NBC News, 4 May 2020
  • Hormonal and cystic acne can occur in anyone and is actually more common in adults than teens.
    — Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 9 Mar. 2018

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