| cystic | (adj) of or relating to a normal cyst (as the gallbladder or urinary bladder) |
| cystic | (adj) of or relating to or resembling a cyst |
| cystic artery | (n) a branch of the hepatic artery; supplies the gall bladder and the surface of the liver, Syn. arteria cystica |
| cystic fibrosis | (n) the most common congenital disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known, Syn. mucoviscidosis, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, pancreatic fibrosis, CF |
| cystic fibrosis transport regulator | (n) the gene that is mutated in cystic fibrosis, Syn. CFTR |
| cystic vein | (n) vein that drains the gallbladder, Syn. vena cystica |
| cystine | (n) a crystalline amino acid found in proteins (especially keratin); discovered in bladder stones |
| cystitis | (n) inflammation of the urinary bladder and ureters |
| Cystic | a. [ Cf. F. cystique. ]
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| Cysticercus | ☞ These larvae live in the tissues of various living animals, and, when swallowed by a suitable carnivorous animal, develop into adult tapeworms in the intestine. See Measles, 4, Tapeworm. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Cysticerce |
| Cysticule | n. [ Dim. of cyst. ] (Anat.) An appendage of the vestibular ear sac of fishes. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Cystid | n. (Zool.) One of the Cystidea. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Cystidea | ‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; a bladder, pouch. ] (Zool.) An order of Crinoidea, mostly fossils of the Paleozoic rocks. They were usually roundish or egg-shaped, and often unsymmetrical; some were sessile, others had short stems. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Cystidean | n. (Zool.) One of the Cystidea. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Cystine | n. [ See Cyst. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A white crystalline substance, |
| Cystis | n. [ NL. ] A cyst. See Cyst. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Cystitis | n. [ Cyst + -itis: cf. F. cystite. ] (Med.) Inflammation of the bladder. [ 1913 Webster ] |