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cyst

/sɪst/ · noun

Meaning

  1. 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.
  2. Of or pertaining to the urinary bladder or gall bladder (in compounds).

Etymology / origin

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Sources

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