Cystic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cystic \Cyst"ic\ (s?s"t?k), a. [Cf. F. cystique.]
     1. Having the form of, or living in, a cyst; as, the cystic
        entozoa.
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     2. Containing cysts; cystose; as, cystic sarcoma.


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     3. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or contained in, a cyst; esp.,
        pertaining to, or contained in, either the urinary bladder
        or the gall bladder.
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     {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.
        [1913 Webster] Cysticerce

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cystic
       adj 1: of or relating to a normal cyst (as the gallbladder or
              urinary bladder)
       2: of or relating to or resembling a cyst