Cystic /(s?s"t?k)/
Cyst·ic
Cystic
a.
- Having the form of, or living in, a cyst; as, the cystic entozoa.
- Containing cysts; cystose; as, cystic sarcoma.
- Pertaining to, or contained in, a cyst; esp., pertaining to, or contained in, either the urinary bladder or the gall bladder. (Anat.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Cystic duct
- the duct from the gall bladder which unites with the hepatic to form the common bile duct.
- Cystic worm
- a larval tape worm, as the cysticercus and echinococcus.