释义 |
cyst- combining form of Gr. κύστις cyst before vowels (cf. cysti-, cysto-): as cyˈstalgia [F. cystalgie; Gr. ἄλγος pain] Path., pain in the bladder, esp. of a spasmodic character. cyˈstectasy [Gr. ἔκτασις extension: see ectasis], dilatation of the bladder; spec. a form of lithotomy in which the neck of the bladder is dilated so as to allow of the removal of the stone. ˈcystelminth [Gr. ἕλµινς, ἑλµινθ- worm], a cystic worm. cyˈstenchyma, cyˈstenchyme [Gr. ἔγχυµα infusion], a kind of connective tissue occurring in some sponges, and presenting analogies to the parenchyma of plants; hence cystenˈchymatous a. cystheˈpatic a. (Anat.) [F. cysthépatique: see hepatic], applied to ducts supposed to pass directly from the liver to the gall-bladder.
1887Sollas Sponges in Encycl. Brit. XXII. 419 A tissue, cystenchyme, which in some respects resembles certain forms of vegetable parenchyme, occurs in some sponges. Ibid., Cystenchyme very commonly forms a layer just below the skin of some Geodinidæ, particularly of Pachymatisma. 1678Phillips, Cystepatick Arterie. 1839–47Todd Cycl. Anat. III. 176/1 Among the Chelonia the gall-bladder..receives its secretion through..cysthepatic ducts. |