polycysticadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɒlɪˈsɪstɪk/, U.S.

/ˌpɑliˈsɪstɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poly- comb. form, cystic adj.

Etymology: < poly- comb. form + cystic adj.

Medicine.

Having or consisting of several or many cysts; spec. (a) designating or relating to an ovary with multiple follicular cysts, seen as part of a syndrome also characterized by abnormal gonadotropin and sex hormone levels (cf. Stein–Leventhal n.); (b) designating or relating to a kidney exhibiting diffuse cystic change, seen in either of two hereditary (autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive) disorders.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > growth or excrescence > [adjective] > cyst

wenny1597

atheromatous1676

steatomatous1681

encysted1705

hydatical1712

cystic1714

incystated1729

hygromatous1813

saccated1846

polycystic1861

cystoid1871

hydatic1872

monocystic1872

oligocystic1872

cystomatous1876

monocysted1885

saccate1889

ovuligerous1892

sarcocystic1927

1861 Lancet 16 Feb. 166/1 Case 2. Polycystic disease of the left ovary.

1872 E. R. Peaslee Ovarian Tumors 30 The tendency to become monocystic or to remain polycystic.

1931 Nomencl. Dis. (ed. 6) xviii. 77 Diseases of the Kidney... Congenital cystic disease. (Polycystic kidney.)

1950 F. A. Simmons in J. V. Meigs & S. H. Sturgis Progress in Gynecol. II. 334 These curves are common in the ‘Stein–Leventhal syndrome’, a condition wherein poor or nonovulatory cycles are thought to be caused by polycystic ovaries.

1967 Brain 90 839 Similar cases have been previously reported as ‘multiple cystic encephalomalacia’,..‘polycystic porencephaly’,..or ‘polyporencephaly’.

1994 Guardian 17 June i. 6/5 About 50,000 people in Britain suffer from autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.

Compounds

polycystic ovary syndrome n. a syndrome characterized by the presence of enlarged, polycystic ovaries and abnormal levels of gonadotropins, androgens, and insulin, which may cause such symptoms as menstrual disturbances, infertility, hirsutism, and obesity; abbreviated PCOS.

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1956 Southern Med. Jrnl. 49 858/2 The diagnosis of sclerotic polycystic ovary syndrome was confirmed by wedge resection.

1967 Amer. Jrnl. Obstetr. & Gynecol. 98 687 (title) Estrogen metabolism in the polycystic ovary syndrome.

2000 Daily Tel. 26 May 20/1 For embarrassing symptoms, polycystic ovary syndrome is hard to beat. Excess body hair, acne and weight gain are the commonest problems.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polycystic
释义	polycysticadj. Brit. /ˌpɒlɪˈsɪstɪk/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈsɪstɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poly- comb. form, cystic adj. Etymology: < poly- comb. form + cystic adj. Medicine. Having or consisting of several or many cysts; spec. (a) designating or relating to an ovary with multiple follicular cysts, seen as part of a syndrome also characterized by abnormal gonadotropin and sex hormone levels (cf. Stein–Leventhal n.); (b) designating or relating to a kidney exhibiting diffuse cystic change, seen in either of two hereditary (autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive) disorders. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > growth or excrescence > [adjective] > cyst wenny1597 atheromatous1676 steatomatous1681 encysted1705 hydatical1712 cystic1714 incystated1729 hygromatous1813 saccated1846 polycystic1861 cystoid1871 hydatic1872 monocystic1872 oligocystic1872 cystomatous1876 monocysted1885 saccate1889 ovuligerous1892 sarcocystic1927 1861 Lancet 16 Feb. 166/1 Case 2. Polycystic disease of the left ovary. 1872 E. R. Peaslee Ovarian Tumors 30 The tendency to become monocystic or to remain polycystic. 1931 Nomencl. Dis. (ed. 6) xviii. 77 Diseases of the Kidney... Congenital cystic disease. (Polycystic kidney.) 1950 F. A. Simmons in J. V. Meigs & S. H. Sturgis Progress in Gynecol. II. 334 These curves are common in the ‘Stein–Leventhal syndrome’, a condition wherein poor or nonovulatory cycles are thought to be caused by polycystic ovaries. 1967 Brain 90 839 Similar cases have been previously reported as ‘multiple cystic encephalomalacia’,..‘polycystic porencephaly’,..or ‘polyporencephaly’. 1994 Guardian 17 June i. 6/5 About 50,000 people in Britain suffer from autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Compounds polycystic ovary syndrome n. a syndrome characterized by the presence of enlarged, polycystic ovaries and abnormal levels of gonadotropins, androgens, and insulin, which may cause such symptoms as menstrual disturbances, infertility, hirsutism, and obesity; abbreviated PCOS. ΚΠ 1956 Southern Med. Jrnl. 49 858/2 The diagnosis of sclerotic polycystic ovary syndrome was confirmed by wedge resection. 1967 Amer. Jrnl. Obstetr. & Gynecol. 98 687 (title) Estrogen metabolism in the polycystic ovary syndrome. 2000 Daily Tel. 26 May 20/1 For embarrassing symptoms, polycystic ovary syndrome is hard to beat. Excess body hair, acne and weight gain are the commonest problems. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1861
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