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1. (n.) cyst
any abnormal saclike growth of the body in which matter is retained.
2. cyst
a bladder, sac, or vesicle.
3. cyst
a protective capsule or spore surrounding an inactive or resting organism or a reproductive body.
4. cyst
such a capsule and its contents.
cystectomy.; statocyst.
Etymology: (1705–15; < NL cystis < Gk kýstis pouch, bladder; akin to kŷmacyma)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) cyst
a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure
2. (noun) vesicle, cyst
a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) cyst
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. (noun) cyst
in old authors, the urinary bladder, or the gall bladder
3. (noun) cyst
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. (noun) cyst
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. (noun) cyst
a form assumed by Protozoa in which they become saclike and quiescent. It generally precedes the production of germs. See Encystment
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Sense: a kind of liquid-filled blister on an internal part of the body or just under the skin.
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 Afrikaans: sist |
 Arabic: كيس |
 Bulgarian: анат. мехур |
 Brazilian: cisto |
 Czech: cysta |
 German: die Zyste |
 Danish: cyste |
 Greek: κύστη |
 Spanish: quiste |
 Estonian: tsüst |
 Farsi: کیست |
 Finnish: kysta |
 French: kyste |
 Hebrew: צִיסְטָה |
 Hindi: एक तरह का फोला |
 Croatian: cista |
 Hungarian: ciszta |
 Indonesian: kista |
 Icelandic: blaðra |
 Italian: cisti |
 Japanese: ほうのう |
 Korean: 낭포 |
 Lithuanian: cista |
 Latvian: cista |
 Malay: sista |
 Dutch: cyste |
 Norwegian: cyste, blære, svulst |
 Polish: cysta, pęcherz |
 Persian: کیست |
 Pashto: یوه کڅوړه ، کیست |
 Portuguese: quisto |
 Romanian: chist |
 Russian: киста |
 Slovak: cysta |
 Slovenian: cista |
 Serbian: cista |
 Swedish: cysta |
 Thai: ถุงน้ำที่เกิดในร่างกายหรื |
 Turkish: kist |
 Taiwanese: 囊腫 |
 Ukrainian: міхур; кіста |
 Urdu: تهيلى، جوف |
 Vietnamese: u nang |
 Chinese: 囊肿, ，膀胱 |
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