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cyst

  [sist]
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–noun
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. a sporelike cell with a resistant, protective wall.
b. a cell or cavity enclosing reproductive bodies.
4. Zoology.
a. a sac, usually spherical, surrounding an animal that has passed into a dormant condition.
b. such a sac plus the contained animal.
c. a capsule or resistant covering.
Origin:
1705–15; < NL cystis < Gk kýstis bag, pouch, the bladder; akin to kŷma cyma
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cyst-

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

-cyst

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

cysto-

 
a combining form representing cyst in the formation of compound words: cystolith.
Also, cyst-, -cyst, cysti-.
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cyst   (sĭst)   
n.  

  1. Pathology An abnormal membranous sac containing a gaseous, liquid, or semisolid substance.

  2. Anatomy A sac or vesicle in the body.

  3. Biology A small capsulelike sac that encloses certain organisms in their dormant or larval stage.

  4. Botany A thick-walled resting spore, as in certain algae or fungi.


[New Latin cystis, from Greek kustis, bladder; see kwes- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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.

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Word Origin & History

cyst 
1713, from Mod.L. cystis, from Gk. kystis "bladder, pouch." Cystic fibrosis coined 1938.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cyst
Pronunciation: 'sist
Function: noun
1 : a closed sac having a distinct membrane and developing abnormally in a body cavity orstructure
2 : a body resembling a cyst: as a : a capsule formed about a minute organism going into a resting or spore stage; also : this capsulewith its contents b : a resistant cover about a parasite produced by the parasite or the host —compare HYDATID2a
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

cyst (sĭst)
n.

  1. An abnormal membranous sac containing a gaseous, liquid, or semisolid substance.

  2. A sac or vesicle in the body.

  3. A small capsulelike sac that encloses certain organisms in their dormant or larval stage.

cyst- pref.
Variant of cysto-.

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

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Science Dictionary
cyst   (sĭst)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. An abnormal membranous sac in the body, containing a gaseous, liquid, or semisolid substance.

  2. 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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