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hematocyst

[ hi-mat-uh-sist, hee-muh-tuh-, hem-uh- ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. a cyst containing blood.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hematocyst1

First recorded in 1850–55; hemato- + -cyst

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