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-cyst
-cyst n combining form (Biology) indicating a bladder or sac: otocyst. [from Greek kustis bladder]cyst (sɪst) 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; < New Latin cystis < Greek kýstis pouch, bladder; akin to kŷma cyma] cyst- var. of cysto-, before a vowel: cystectomy. -cyst var. of cysto-, as final element in a word: statocyst. EncyclopediaSeecyst-cyst
-cyst [Gr. kystis, bladder] Suffix meaning the urinary bladder or a cyst. |