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Webster 1913 Edition


Cystic

Cyst′ic

(s?s′t?k)
,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
cystique
.]
1.
Having the form of, or living in, a cyst;
as, the
cystic
entozoa
.
2.
Containing cysts; cystose;
as,
cystic
sarcoma
.
3.
(Anat.)
Pertaining to, or contained in, a cyst; esp., pertaining to, or contained in, either the urinary bladder or the gall bladder.
Cystic duct
,
the duct from the gall bladder which unites with the hepatic to form the common bile duct.
Cystic worm
(Zool.)
,
a larval tape worm, as the cysticercus and echinococcus.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cystic

CYSTIC

,
Adj.
Pertaining to a cyst, or contained in a cyst. The cystic duct is the membranous canal that conveys the bile from the hepatic duct into the gall bladder. The cystic artery is a branch of the hepatic.
Cystic oxyd, a name given to a peculiar substance, supposed to be generated in the bladder or rather in the kidneys.

Definition 2024


cystic

cystic

English

Adjective

cystic (comparative more cystic, superlative most cystic)

  1. Of or pertaining to a cyst.
  2. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the gall bladder or the urinary bladder.

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