cyst

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

vesicle

tumour

bladder

blister

bleb

wen

neoplasm

tumor

sac

pimple

pouch

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puff

pus

sack

scum

spume

swelling

water blister

windbag

cystis

resting spore

boil

bursa

capsule

foam

froth

hydatid

lather

lipoma

Translations

kyste

cisti

quiste

Zyste

κύστη

ciste

quisto

kyste

quist

vésicule

cisto

cyste

tumeur bénigne

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɪst/

Etymology

From Late Latin cystis, from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “anatomical sac”).