Definitions for cyst
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cystnoun

   a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure

2. vesicle, cystnoun

   a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cystnoun

   A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.

2. Etymology: From kustuz, from ǵéwstus. Cognate with Old Saxon cust (Dutch kust), Old High German chust, kostr.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CYST, CYSTISnoun

   A bag containing some morbid matter.

   Etymology: ϰύστις.

   In taking it out the cystis broke, and shewed itself by its matter to be a meliceris. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

   There may be a consumption, with a purulent spitting, when the vomica is contained in a cyst or bag; upon the breaking of which the patient is commonly suffocated. John Arbuthnot, on Diet.

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1. cyst

   St. Theresa Point Airport (IATA: YST, ICAO: CYST) is located on St Mary Island 0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km; 0.92 mi) north of St. Theresa Point, Manitoba, Canada.

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1. cyst

   A cyst is a closed sac-like structure, often filled with liquid, semisolid, or gaseous material, that may develop in any area of the body. It can be caused by various conditions, including infections, genetic disorders, chronic inflammation, or blockages in ducts. Cysts are usually benign (non-cancerous), but some may potentially become cancerous or cause other health problems depending on their location and size.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cystnoun

   a pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which is accidentally developed in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ

2. Cystnoun

   in old authors, the urinary bladder, or the gall bladder

3. Cystnoun

   one of the bladders or air vessels of certain algae, as of the great kelp of the Pacific, and common rockweeds (Fuci) of our shores

4. Cystnoun

   a small capsule or sac of the kind in which many immature entozoans exist in the tissues of living animals; also, a similar form in Rotifera, etc

5. Cystnoun

   a form assumed by Protozoa in which they become saclike and quiescent. It generally precedes the production of germs. See Encystment

6. Etymology: [Gr. ky`stis bladder, bag, pouch, fr. ky`ein to be pregnant. Cf. Cyme.]

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1. Cyst

   A cyst is a closed sac, having a distinct membrane and division compared to the nearby tissue. It may contain air, fluids, or semi-solid material. A collection of pus is called an abscess, not a cyst. Once formed, a cyst could go away on its own or may have to be removed through surgery.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cyst

   sist, n. a bag in animal bodies containing morbid matter.—adjs. Cyst′ic, Cyst′iform, Cystoid′, having the form of, or contained in, a cyst or bag.—ns. Cys′ticle, a small cyst; Cystī′tis, inflammation of the bladder; Cys′tocele, a hernia formed by the protrusion of the bladder; Cystō′ma, a tumour containing cysts; Cystot′omy, the operation of cutting into the bladder to remove extraneous matter. [Low L. cystis—Gr. kystis, a bladder.]

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1. CYST

   What does CYST stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the CYST acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cyst in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cyst in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of cyst in a Sentence

1. Mean Girls:

   A mental illness is a thing that people cast in a different category [from other illnesses], but I don’t think it is. It should be taken as seriously as anything else, you don’t see the mental illness: It’s not a mass; it’s not a cyst. But it’s there. Why do you need to prove it? If you can treat it, you treat it.

2. Rachel Dardik:

   It's not uncommon to have a fluid-filled cyst on the ovary, and if it's rubbed or touched even with the vagina as a barrier, it can hurt quite a bit.

3. Olivier Savignac:

   I perceived this priest as someone who was good, a caring person who would not harm me, but it was when I found myself on that bed half-naked and he was touching me that I realized something was wrong....And we keep this, it’s like a growing cyst. It’s like gangrene inside the victim’s body and the victim’s psyche.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cyst
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cyst
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=cyst
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyst
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cyst
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=cyst
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=cyst