Meaning of CYSTIC
Pronunciation: | | 'sistik
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [adj] of or relating to or resembling a cyst
- [adj] of or relating to a normal cyst (as the gallbladder or urinary bladder)
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Cyst"ic\ (s?s"t?k), a. [Cf. F. cystique.]
1. Having the form of, or living in, a cyst; as, the cystic
entozoa.
2. Containing cysts; cystose; as, cystic sarcoma.
3. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or contained in, a cyst; esp.,
pertaining to, or contained in, either the urinary bladder
or the gall bladder.
{Cystic duct}, the duct from the gall bladder which unites
with the hepatic to form the common bile duct.
{Cystic worm} (Zo["o]l.), a larval tape worm, as the
cysticercus and echinococcus.
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Medical Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | Cyst-like. |
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