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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   (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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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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