cystic
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tɪk adjective
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or resembling a cyst |
| 2. | having or enclosed within a cyst; encysted |
| 3. | relating to the gall bladder or urinary bladder |
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Cystic
is always a great word to know.
So is gallbladder. Does it mean:
| one member of the two lowest pairs of ribs, which are attached neither to the sternum nor to the cartilages of other ribs. |
| a pear-shaped, muscular sac attached to the undersurface of the right lobe of the liver, in which bile is stored and concentrated |
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Word Origin & History
cystic
1630s, "pertaining to the gall bladder," from Fr. cystique (16c.), from M.L. cysticus, from Gk. kystis "bladder, pouch." Meaning "pertaining to a cyst" is from 1713. Cystic fibrosis coined in 1938.
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cystic cys·tic (sĭs'tĭk)
adj.
Of, relating to, or having the characteristic of a cyst.
Having or containing cysts or a cyst.
Enclosed in a cyst.
Of, relating to, or involving the gallbladder or urinary bladder.
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Example sentences
Cystic fibrosis pulmonary guidelines: pulmonary complications: hemoptysis and pneumothorax.
The right branch of the portal vein enters the right lobe of the liver, but before doing so generally receives the cystic vein.
Newborns are now often screened for cystic fibrosis with the idea that they can be treated early to help avoid complications.
Cystic fibrosis testing is offered to many couples in the us.
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