- cyst
- cyst (n.) 1713, from Mod.L. cystis (in English as a Latin word from 1540s), from Gk. kystis "bladder, pouch."
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cyst — cyst·adenoma; cyst·ous; dac·ry·o·cyst; ec·to·cyst; en·cyst; en·cyst·ment; en·do·cyst; ex·cyst; het·ero·cyst; hyp·no·cyst; lith·o·cyst; mac·ro·cyst; mi·cro·cyst; nem·a·to·cyst; ole·o·cyst; oo·cyst; oto·cyst; ovi·cyst; peri·cyst; phyl·lo·cyst;… … English syllables
cyst- — cyst(o) , cyste ♦ Éléments, du gr. kustis « vessie ». cyste, cyst(i) , cysto . éléments, du gr. kustis, vessie . ⇒CYST , CYSTI , CYSTO , élément préf. Élément préf. tiré du gr. « vessie » et entrant dans la formation de termes de méd., bot. et… … Encyclopédie Universelle
cyst|ic — «SIHS tihk», adjective. 1. of or like a cyst. 2. having a cyst or cysts. 3. enclosed in a cyst; encysted. 4. of the bladder. 5. of the gall bladder … Useful english dictionary
Cyst — (s[i^]st), n. [Gr. ky stis bladder, bag, pouch, fr. ky ein to be pregnant. Cf. {Cyme}.] 1. (Med.) (a) A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which is accidentally developed in one of the natural cavities… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cyst- — Cyst [griech. kýstis = Harnblase, Beutel, Blase]; GS: zyst , Zyst : Bestimmungswort in Zus. mit der Bedeutung »Körperhöhlungen betreffend, aus Blasen stammend oder auf Blasen wirkend« oder Trivialstamm in chem. Namen, die sich auf ↑ Cystein (das … Universal-Lexikon
Cyst- — Cyst [griech. kýstis = Harnblase, Beutel, Blase]; GS: zyst , Zyst : Bestimmungswort in Zus. mit der Bedeutung »Körperhöhlungen betreffend, aus Blasen stammend oder auf Blasen wirkend« oder Trivialstamm in chem. Namen, die sich auf ↑ Cystein (das … Universal-Lexikon
-cyst — [sist] [< Gr kystis: see CYST] combining form sac, pouch, bladder [blastocyst] … English World dictionary
cyst|ed — «SIHS tihd», adjective. having a cyst … Useful english dictionary
cyst — cyst. См. циста. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Cyst.... — Cyst.... (v. gr.), Balg...., Blasen...., z.B. Cystalgie, Blasenschmerz etc … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
cyst — [sıst] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Modern Latin; Origin: cystis, from Greek kystis organ of the body that holds liquid ] a lump containing liquid that grows in your body or under your skin, and that sometimes needs to be removed →↑boil … Dictionary of contemporary English
