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cyst-

var. of cysto-, before a vowel: cystectomy.

cysto-

a combining form representing cyst in the formation of compound words: cystolith.
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cyst-  
pref.  Variant of cysto-.
cysto- or cyst-  
pref.  Bladder; cyst; sac: cystocele.

[From New Latin cystis, bladder, from Greek kustis; see kwes- in Indo-European roots.]
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cyst- pref.
Variant of cysto-.

cysto- or cysti- or cyst-
pref.
Bladder; cyst; sac: cystocele.

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