cyst-pref. Variant of cysto-.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.cyst (s?st) n. 1. any abnormal saclike growth of the body in which matter is retained. 2. a bladder, sac, or vesicle. 3. a. a protective capsule or spore surrounding an inactive or resting organism or a reproductive body. b. such a capsule and its contents. [1705?15;
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cyst (s?st)n.1. An abnormal membranous sac in the body containing a gaseous, liquid, or semisolid substance.2. A sac or vesicle in the body.3. Biology A small capsulelike sac that encloses certain organisms in their dormant or larval stage.4. Botany A thick-walled resting spore, as in certain algae or fungi.[New Latin cystis, from Greek kustis, bladder; see kwes- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.cyst (s?st) n1. (Pathology) pathol any abnormal membranous sac or blisterlike pouch containing fluid or semisolid material2. (Anatomy) anatomy any normal sac or vesicle in the body3. (Zoology) a thick-walled protective membrane enclosing a cell, larva, or organism[C18: from New Latin cystis, from Greek kustis pouch, bag, bladder]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014cyst (s?st) n. 1. any abnormal saclike growth of the body in which matter is retained. 2. a bladder, sac, or vesicle. 3. a. a protective capsule or spore surrounding an inactive or resting organism or a reproductive body. b. such a capsule and its contents. [1705?15;
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-cyst n combining form (Biology) indicating a bladder or sac: otocyst. [from Greek kustis bladder]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014cyst (s?st) n. 1. any abnormal saclike growth of the body in which matter is retained. 2. a bladder, sac, or vesicle. 3. a. a protective capsule or spore surrounding an inactive or resting organism or a reproductive body. b. such a capsule and its contents. [1705?15;