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Synonyms & antonyms
nouna small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)kewH-?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱuh₁éyeti
- Ancient Greekκῠ́ω (kŭ́ō)?
- Ancient Greekκύστις (kústis)
- Late Latincystis
- Englishcyst
From Late Latin cystis, from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “anatomical sac”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic كِيسَة, كِيس
- كِيسَة (kīsa)sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
- كِيس (kīs)sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Bulgarian киста
- киста (kista)sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Catalan quist
- quistsac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Chinese Mandarin 囊腫 /囊肿
- 囊腫 /囊肿 (nángzhǒng)sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Czech cysta
- cystasac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Danish cyste
- cystesac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Dutch cyste
- cystesac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Esperanto kisto
- kistosac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Finnish kysta
- kystasac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
French kyste
- kystesac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
German Zyste
- Zystesac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Greek κύστη
- κύστη (kýsti)sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Hebrew כיסתה, כיס
- כיסתה (kistá)sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
- כיס (kis)sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
- שלפוחית (shalpukhít)sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Hungarian ciszta
- cisztasac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Indonesian kista
- kistasac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Irish cist
- cistsac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Italian cisti, ciste
- cistisac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
- cistesac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Japanese 囊胞
- 囊胞 (nōhō)sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Norwegian Bokmål cyste
- cystesac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Polish torbiel, cysta
- torbielsac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
- cystasac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Portuguese cisto
- cistosac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Romanian chist
- chistsac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Russian киста́
- киста́ (kistá)sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Slovak cysta
- cystasac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Spanish quiste
- quistesac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Swedish cysta
- cystasac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Tagalog kiste
- kistesac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Turkish kist
- kistsac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Vietnamese túi bao, nang
- túi baosac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
- nangsac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with cyst
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
cyst. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyst
MLA
“cyst.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyst. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyst,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyst.
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