cyst

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noun

Pathology. a closed, bladderlike sac formed in animal tissues, containing fluid or semifluid matter.

a bladder, sac, or vesicle.

Botany, Mycology.

a sporelike cell with a resistant, protective wall.

a cell or cavity enclosing reproductive bodies.

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.

Origin:
1705–15; < Neo-Latin cystis < Greek kýstis bag, pouch, the bladder; akin to kŷma cyma

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variant of cysto-, before a vowel: cystectomy.

variant of cysto-, as final element in a compound word: statocyst.

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World English Dictionary

cyst (sɪst)

—n
1.	pathol any abnormal membranous sac or blisterlike pouch containing fluid or semisolid material
2.	anatomy any normal sac or vesicle in the body
3.	a thick-walled protective membrane enclosing a cell, larva, or organism

[C18: from New Latin cystis, from Greek kustis pouch, bag, bladder]

-cyst

—*n combining form*
	indicating a bladder or sac: otocyst

[from Greek kustis bladder]

cysto- or (before a vowel) cyst-

—*combining form*
	indicating a cyst or bladder: cystocarp; cystoscope

cyst- or (before a vowel) cyst-

—*combining form*

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Word Origin & History

cyst

1713, from Mod.L. cystis, from Gk. kystis "bladder, pouch."

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Medical Dictionary

cyst (sĭst)
n.

An abnormal membranous sac containing a gaseous, liquid, or semisolid substance.
A sac or vesicle in the body.
A small capsulelike sac that encloses certain organisms in their dormant or larval stage.

cyst- pref.
Variant of cysto-.

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Science Dictionary

cyst

(sĭst) Pronunciation Key

An abnormal membranous sac in the body, containing a gaseous, liquid, or semisolid substance.
A small, capsulelike form of certain organisms that develops in response to adverse or extreme conditions. Under adverse conditions, for instance, dinoflagellates form nonmotile resting cysts that fall to the ocean or lake bottom and can remain there for years before reviving. Certain invertebrates, such as the water bear (phylum Tardigrada), also develop cysts.

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Cultural Dictionary

cyst [(sist)]

An abnormal saclike structure that develops in the body and is filled with fluid or semisolid material.