CYSTIC

cystic

(adjective) of or relating to or resembling a cyst

cystic

(adjective) of or relating to a normal cyst (as the gallbladder or urinary bladder)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

cystic (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to a cyst.

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the gall bladder or the urinary bladder.

Source: Wiktionary


Cyst"ic (ss"tk), a. Etym: [Cf. F. cystique.]

1. Having the form of, or living in, a cyst; as, the cystic entozoa.

2. Containing cysts; cystose; as, cystic sarcoma.

3. (Anat.)

Definition: Pertaining to, or contained in, a cyst; esp., pertaining to, or contained in, either the urinary bladder or the gall bladder. Cystic duct, the duct from the gall bladder which unites with the hepatic to form the common bile duct.

– Cystic worm (Zoöl.), a larval tape worm, as the cysticercus and echinococcus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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