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Princeton's WordNet
cystnoun
a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure
vesicle, cystnoun
a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
Wiktionary
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.
Etymology: From kustuz, from ǵéwstus. Cognate with Old Saxon cust (Dutch kust), Old High German chust, kostr.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
Wikipedia
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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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 Dictionary
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
Cystnoun
in old authors, the urinary bladder, or the gall bladder
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
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
Cystnoun
a form assumed by Protozoa in which they become saclike and quiescent. It generally precedes the production of germs. See Encystment
Etymology: [Gr. ky`stis bladder, bag, pouch, fr. ky`ein to be pregnant. Cf. Cyme.]
Wikidata
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 Dictionary
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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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of CYST in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of CYST in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of CYST in a Sentence
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.
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.
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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