cyst
11cyst — [sıst] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Modern Latin; Origin: cystis, from Greek kystis organ of the body that holds liquid ] a lump containing liquid that grows in your body or under your skin, and that sometimes needs to be removed →↑boil …
12cyst — [ sıst ] noun count a lump containing liquid that grows under your skin or inside your body …
13cyst — (n.) 1713, from Mod.L. cystis (in English as a Latin word from 1540s), from Gk. kystis bladder, pouch …
14cyst — [n] unusual growth bag, bleb, blister, injury, pouch, sac, sore, vesicle, wen; concept 306 …
15cyst — ► NOUN 1) a thin walled sac or cavity of abnormal character in the body, containing fluid. 2) a tough protective capsule enclosing the larva of a parasitic worm or the resting stage of an organism. ORIGIN Greek kustis bladder …
16cyst — [sist] n. [ModL cystis < Gr kystis, sac, bladder < ? IE base * k̑us , var. of * k̑wes , to WHEEZE, blow] 1. any of certain saclike structures in plants or animals 2. such a structure or pocket in the body when abnormal and filled with fluid …
17cyst- — [sist] prefix combining form CYSTO : used before a vowel …
18Cyst — This article is about cysts in the body. For the ICAO airport code CYST, see St. Theresa Point Airport. For hard shelled resting stages of some small organisms, see Microbial cyst. Cyst Classification and external resources …
19Cyst — A closed sac or capsule, usually filled with fluid or semisolid material. * * * 1. A bladder. 2. An abnormal sac containing gas, fluid, or a semisolid material, with a membranous lining. SEE ALSO: pseudocyst. [G. kystis, bladder] adventitious c.… …
20cyst — n. 1) an abnormal sac or closed cavity lined with epithelium and filled with liquid or semisolid matter. There are many varieties of cysts occurring in different parts of the body. Retention cysts arise when the outlet of a glandular duct is… …
