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Webster 1913 Edition

Cystic

Cyst′ic

(s?s′t?k)
,
Adj.
[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
(Zool.)
,
a larval tape worm, as the cysticercus and echinococcus.

Webster 1828 Edition

Cystic

CYSTIC

,
Adj.
Pertaining to a cyst, or contained in a cyst. The cystic duct is the membranous canal that conveys the bile from the hepatic duct into the gall bladder. The cystic artery is a branch of the hepatic.
Cystic oxyd, a name given to a peculiar substance, supposed to be generated in the bladder or rather in the kidneys.

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