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cyst
(redirected from subconjunctival cyst, conjunctival cyst)

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cyst  (sst)
n.
1. Pathology An abnormal membranous sac containing a gaseous, liquid, or semisolid substance.
2. Anatomy A sac or vesicle in the body.
3. Biology A small capsulelike sac that encloses certain organisms in their dormant or larval stage.
4. Botany A thick-walled resting spore, as in certain algae or fungi.

[New Latin cystis, from Greek kustis, bladder; see kwes- in Indo-European roots.]

cyst [sɪst]
n
1. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol any abnormal membranous sac or blisterlike pouch containing fluid or semisolid material
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy any normal sac or vesicle in the body
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a thick-walled protective membrane enclosing a cell, larva, or organism
[from New Latin cystis, from Greek kustis pouch, bag, bladder]

cyst  (sst)
1. An abnormal membranous sac in the body, containing a gaseous, liquid, or semisolid substance.
2. A small, capsulelike form of certain organisms that develops in response to adverse or extreme conditions. Under adverse conditions, for instance, dinoflagellates form nonmotile resting cysts that fall to the ocean or lake bottom and can remain there for years before reviving. Certain invertebrates, such as the water bear (phylum Tardigrada), also develop cysts.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cystcyst - a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure
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
pilar cyst, sebaceous cyst, steatocystoma, wen - a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked
pathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
2.cystcyst - a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
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)
sac - a structure resembling a bag in an animal
bleb, bulla, blister - (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
follicle - any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity
liposome - an artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packaged; used in molecular biology as a transducing vector
Translations
cyst [sɪst] Nquiste m

cyst [ˈsɪst] nkyste m
cystic fibrosis [ˌsɪstɪkfaɪˈbrəʊsɪs] nmucoviscidose f
to have cystic fibrosis, to suffer from cystic fibrosis → être atteint(e) de mucoviscidose

cyst
nZyste f

cyst [sɪst] ncisti f inv
cyst [sɪst] ncisti f inv

cyst
n cyst [sist]
a kind of liquid-filled blister on an internal part of the body or just under the skin. sist كيس анат. мехур cysta cyste die Zyste κύστη quiste tsüst کیست rakkula kyste צִיסְטָה एक तरह का फोला cista ciszta kista blaðra cisti ほうのう 낭포 cista cista sista cyste cyste, blære, svulst cysta, pęcherz quisto chist киста cysta cista cista cysta ถุงน้ำที่เกิดในร่างกายหรือใต้ผิวหนัง kist 囊腫 міхур; кіста تهيلى، جوف u nang ,

cyst مَثانة cysta cyste Zyste κύστη quiste rakkula kyste cista ciste 嚢胞 포낭 cyste svulst cysta cisto, quisto киста cysta ถุงน้ำที่เกิดในร่างกายคนหรือสัตว์ kist nang 囊肿


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