cyst
n.
saclike growth containing fluid
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cyst
Noun
1. a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure
(hypernym) pathology
(hyponym) dermoid cyst
2. a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
(synonym) vesicle
(hypernym) sac
(hyponym) lacrimal sac, tear sac, dacryocyst
Cyst
(n.)
One of the bladders or air vessels of certain algae, as of the great kelp of the Pacific, and common rockweeds (Fuci) of our shores.
(n.)
In old authors, the urinary bladder, or the gall bladder.
(n.)
A small capsule or sac of the kind in which many immature entozoans exist in the tissues of living animals; also, a similar form in Rotifera, etc.
(n.)
A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which is accidentally developed in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.
(n.)
A form assumed by Protozoa in which they become saclike and quiescent. It generally precedes the production of germs. See Encystment.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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