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Meaning of CYSTIC

Pronunciation:  'sistik

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  of or relating to or resembling a cyst
  2. [adj]  of or relating to a normal cyst (as the gallbladder or urinary bladder)
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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.
 
Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: Cyst-like.
 

 

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