Definition of cyst Cyst

/sɪˈst/ - [sist] - cyst

We found 11 definitions of cyst from 6 different sources.

What does cyst mean?

Noun Plural: cysts
cyst - a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure
		pathology the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
		dermoid cyst a cystic tumor (usually benign) with a wall lined with epithelium and a cavity containing other material
		galactocele a cystic tumor containing milk or a milky substance (especially in the mammary glands)
		blood cyst, hematocyst, hemorrhagic cyst a cyst containing blood
		hydatid cyst filled with liquid; forms as a result of infestation by tapeworm larvae (as in echinococcosis)
		nabothian cyst, nabothian follicle a cyst that forms in the nabothian glands of the uterine cervix
		ovarian cyst a cystic tumor (usually benign) of the ovary
		ranula a cyst on the underside of the tongue
cyst - a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
		vesicle
		sac a structure resembling a bag in an animal
		dacryocyst, lacrimal sac, tear sac either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands
		dictyosome, golgi apparatus, golgi body, golgi complex a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
		bleb, bulla, blister the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull
		follicle any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity

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cyst (Noun)
A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.

cyst (n.)
A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which is accidentally developed in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.
cyst (n.)
In old authors, the urinary bladder, or the gall bladder.
cyst (n.)
One of the bladders or air vessels of certain algae, as of the great kelp of the Pacific, and common rockweeds (Fuci) of our shores.
cyst (n.)
A small capsule or sac of the kind in which many immature entozoans exist in the tissues of living animals; also, a similar form in Rotifera, etc.
cyst (n.)
A form assumed by Protozoa in which they become saclike and quiescent. It generally precedes the production of germs. See Encystment.

cyst
A sac or bag-like structure, whether normal or containing morbid matter.

cyst
sist, n. a bag in animal bodies containing morbid matter.—adjs. Cyst′ic, Cyst′iform, Cystoid′, having the form of, or contained in, a cyst or bag.—ns. Cys′ticle, a small cyst; Cystī′tis, inflammation of the bladder; Cys′tocele, a hernia formed by the protrusion of the bladder; Cystō′ma, a tumour containing cysts; Cystot′omy, the operation of cutting into the bladder to remove extraneous matter. [Low L. cystis—Gr. kystis, a bladder.]

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