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cyst    Audio Help   (sĭst)  Pronunciation Key 
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.]

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cyst    Audio Help   (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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