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Definitions for Cyst

[1] Pathology . a closed, bladderlike sac formed in animal tissues, containing fluid or semifluid matter.
[2] a bladder, sac, or vesicle.
[3] Botany , Mycology . a sporelike cell with a resistant, protective wall. a cell or cavity enclosing reproductive bodies.
[4] Zoology . a sac, usually spherical, surrounding an animal that has passed into a dormant condition. such a sac plus the contained animal. a capsule or resistant covering.
[5] variant of cysto-, before a vowel: cystectomy.
[6] variant of cysto-, as final element in a compound word: statocyst.
[7] pathol any abnormal membranous sac or blisterlike pouch containing fluid or semisolid material
[8] anatomy any normal sac or vesicle in the body
[9] a thick-walled protective membrane enclosing a cell, larva, or organism
[10] indicating a bladder or sac otocyst

Words related to Cyst

sac, sore, blister, vesicle, bag, injury, pouch, wen, bleb

Words nearby Cyst

cyrillic alphabet, cyrtosis, cyrtostyle, cyrus, cys, cyst, cyst-, cystadenocarcinoma, cystadenoma, cystalgia, cystathionase

Origin of Cyst

1705–15; < New Latin cystis < Greek kýstis bag, pouch, the bladder; akin to kŷma cyma

Word origin for Cyst

-cystfrom Greek kustis bladder

Synonyms for Cyst

blister, sac, sore, bag, bleb, injury, pouch, vesicle, wen