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Word: Cyst
Speech Type: Noun
early 18th century: from late Latin cystis, from Greek kustis ‘bladder’
sɪst
a thin-walled hollow organ or cavity in an animal or plant, containing a liquid secretion; a sac, vesicle, or bladder.
Short Definition:hollow organ or cavity
a membranous sac or cavity of abnormal character in the body, containing fluid.
Short Definition:abnormal sac containing fluid
a tough protective capsule enclosing the larva of a parasitic worm or the resting stage of an organism.
Short Definition:protective capsule
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