cyst
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin cystis, from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “anatomical sac”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cyst (plural cysts)
- A 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.
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Translations[edit]
sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
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Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
cyst
- Alternative form of cheste (“chest”)
Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *kustiz, *kustuz (“choice, trial”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus.
Cognate with Old Saxon cust (Dutch kust), Old High German chust, Old Norse kostr (“choose, chance, opportunity, value”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cyst f (nominative plural cyste or cysta)
- choice
- choicest, best
- excellence, good quality
Declension[edit]
Declension of cyst (strong i-stem)
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