Etymology · Ancient Greek
κύστις
7 English words descend from Ancient Greek κύστις, most common first.
- cysticOf or pertaining to a cyst.
- cystA pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.
- cystineA nonessential amino acid formed by the oxidation of cysteine; it contains two cysteine residues linked by a disulfide bond.
- cystoceleHernial intrusion of the bladder into the vagina, resulting from tearing of the pubocervical fascia during childbirth and often accompanied by urethroceles.
- adenocysticRelating to adenocystomas
- cysticercusThe larval stage of any of several tapeworms, having a fluid-filled cyst enclosing a scolex.
- cystocarpA minute vesicle in some seaweeds, containing the reproductive carpospores.