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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
entozoa2.
Containing cysts; cystose;
as,
. cystic
sarcoma3.
(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.
Cystic oxyd, a name given to a peculiar substance, supposed to be generated in the bladder or rather in the kidneys.
Definition 2024
cystic
cystic
English
Adjective
cystic (comparative more cystic, superlative most cystic)
- Of or pertaining to a cyst.
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the gall bladder or the urinary bladder.
Derived terms
- cystic duct
- cystic fibrosis
- cystic worm
Translations
Of or pertaining to a cyst