cystic
/ˈsɪstɪk
/adjective
1 Medicine Relating to or characterized by cysts: the ultrasound scan showed a cystic nodule masses in the ovary may be cystic or solid...
- Multiple areas of tumor necrosis, cystic degeneration, and old hemorrhage were present.
- Sectioning of the mass revealed a mixed solid and cystic appearance with the cysts ranging from 1.0 to 3.0 cm in diameter.
- Our preoperative diagnosis included a pericardial/thymic cyst or cystic tumor, displacing the heart and compromising cardiac function.
1.1 Zoology (Of a parasite or other organism) enclosed in a cyst: the cystic stage
2Relating to the urinary bladder or the gall bladder: the cystic artery...
- Gallstones can migrate from their primary site of origin in the gallbladder through the cystic duct and into the common bile duct.
- The gallbladder and its cystic duct join the hepatic duct to form the common bile duct, which drains into the lumen of the duodenum.
- He transects the cystic duct and divides the cystic artery with electrosurgery before removing the gallbladder.
Origin
Mid 17th century (originally referring to the gall bladder): from French cystique or modern Latin cysticus, from late Latin cystis (see cyst).
Rhymes
- Settlement, Act of
- settlement house
- settlement lease
- settlement scheme
- settle one's affairs (or estate)
- settle (or pay) a (or the) score
- settle (or square) accounts with
- settler
- settler's clock
- settle someone's hash
- settle the succession
- settling time
- settlor
- set to
- set-top
- set-top box
- set to work (or set someone to work)
- set-up
- set up home
- set up house
- set up shop
- Setúbal
- Seurat, Georges Pierre
- Seussian
- sev