noun
chocolate cyst; ovarian endometrioma
Medical term for an ovarian cyst filled with old blood that resembles chocolate; commonly used in gynecology.
超音波検査でチョコレート嚢胞が見つかった。
A chocolate cyst was found on the ultrasound.
チョコレート嚢胞は子宮内膜症が原因でできることが多い。
Chocolate cysts are often caused by endometriosis.