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Definition: Cyst |
CystNoun1. A closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure. 2. A small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "cyst" was first used: 1713. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Biology & Biotechnology | An intercellular space(not a canal), generally of either lysigenous or schizo-lysigenous origin. Source: European Union. (references) |
Health | A sac or capsule filled with fluid. (references) |
Medicine | A cavity lined by a well-defined epithelium, fibrous tissue, or degenerating, inflamed or neoplastic tissue. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Cystic fibrosis is an example of a genetic disorder whereby cysts develop in lung tissue and release mucus into the lungs (see Alveoli) reducing lung capacity and causing persistent coughing.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Cyst."
Synonym: CystSynonym: vesicle (n). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: pouching (medicine). |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Receptacle | Capsule, vesicle, cyst, pod, calyx, cancelli, utricle, bladder; pericarp, udder. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Cyst |
| English words defined with "cyst": blood cyst ♦ chalazion, Cist, Cisted, Cysted, cystic, Cystis, Cystose ♦ Dermoid cyst ♦ Encyst, encysted, Encysted tumor, Encystment ♦ hematocyst, hemorrhagic cyst, hydatid, Hypnocyst ♦ Meibomian cyst ♦ nabothian cyst, nabothian follicle ♦ Oil bag, Otocyst ♦ pilar cyst, Pneumatocyst, Proliferous cyst ♦ ranula, Retention cyst ♦ sebaceous cyst, steatocystoma, Steatoma ♦ Wem, wen ♦ Zoocyst. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "cyst": Bone Cysts, Bronchogenic Cyst ♦ Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung, Congenital ♦ Dentigerous Cyst ♦ Follicular Cyst ♦ Mesenteric Cyst ♦ Nonodontogenic Cysts ♦ Odontogenic Cysts, Osteitis Fibrosa Cystica, Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome ♦ pest-control worker, Pilonidal Sinus, Popliteal Cyst ♦ radicular cyst, radiculodental cyst, root cyst ♦ Synovial Cyst ♦ Urachal Cyst. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "cyst": Tentaculocyst. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Adult black female breast visible. Physician's hands are seen performing a needle biopsy to determine nature of lump either fluid-filled cyst or solid tumor. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer). |  | Histopathology of hydatid cyst. Echinococcus, echinococcosis, tapeworm, parasite. Credit: CDC. |
 | Echinococcus scolex from hydatid cyst. Tapeworm, parasite. Credit: CDC. |  | Iodamoeba bütschlii cyst. Credit: CDC. |
 | Entamoeba coli cyst, binucleated. Parasite, ameba. Credit: CDC. |  | Hartmannella vermiformis cyst with wrinkled wall. Trichrome stain. Ameba, parasite. Credit: CDC. |
 | Acanthamoeba polyphaga cyst. Ameba, parasite. Credit: CDC. |  | Endolimax nana cyst. Iodine stain. Parasite, ameba. Credit: CDC. |
 | Scolex of Echinococcus granulosus from hydatid cyst. Parasite. Credit: CDC. |  | Cytologist William Wergin (left) and zoologist David Chitwood focus on Caenorhabditis elegans, a free-living nematode species that is serving as a model for studying the biochemistry of soybean cyst and root-knot nematodes. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Keith Weller.. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Symptoms of an arachnoid cyst are related to the cyst size and location. (references) | |
Digestive juices from the stomach dissolve the capsule-like cyst and release the parasites. (references) | ||
Cyst infections are difficult to treat because many antibiotics do not penetrate into the cysts. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Cyst" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 97.56% of the time. "Cyst" is used about 41 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 97.56% | 40 | 54,274 |
| Unclassified Items | 2.44% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 41 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "cyst": blood cyst ♦ Bronchogenic Cyst ♦ Choledochal Cyst ♦ Cyst Fluid ♦ Dentigerous Cyst ♦ dermoid cyst ♦ Epidermal Cyst ♦ Follicular Cyst ♦ Greeff ciliary cyst ♦ gum cyst ♦ hemorrhagic cyst ♦ Mediastinal Cyst ♦ Meibomian cyst ♦ Mesenteric Cyst ♦ nabothian cyst ♦ ovarian cyst ♦ Pancreatic Cyst ♦ Parovarian Cyst ♦ Periodontal Cyst ♦ pilar cyst ♦ Popliteal Cyst ♦ Proliferous cyst ♦ radicular cyst ♦ radiculodental cyst ♦ resin cyst ♦ retention cyst ♦ root cyst ♦ sebaceous cyst ♦ Synovial Cyst ♦ Thyroglossal Cyst ♦ Urachal Cyst. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "cyst": cyst-jejunostomy, cyst-like. | |
Ending with "cyst": anti-cyst. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
ovarian cyst | 2,724 | bartholin cyst | 89 |
cyst | 1,830 | thyroid cyst | 88 |
baker cyst | 716 | pineal cyst | 81 |
ganglion cyst | 447 | tarlov cyst | 80 |
sebaceous cyst | 389 | synovial cyst | 79 |
pilonidal cyst | 331 | nabothian cyst | 74 |
breast cyst | 323 | ganglian cyst | 67 |
cyst on kidney | 250 | renal cyst | 64 |
dermoid cyst | 232 | testicular cyst | 63 |
ovary cyst | 230 | acne cyst | 56 |
ovarian cyst symptom | 226 | bartholins cyst | 53 |
liver cyst | 214 | sebacious cyst | 50 |
choroid plexus cyst | 148 | type of cyst | 48 |
arachnoid cyst | 121 | hemorrhagic cyst | 48 |
vaginal cyst | 117 | thyroglossal duct cyst | 48 |
brain cyst | 109 | skin cyst | 47 |
complex ovarian cyst | 102 | complex cyst | 46 |
ruptured ovarian cyst | 99 | popliteal cyst | 46 |
bone cyst | 95 | ovarian cyst pregnancy | 44 |
fibroid cyst | 94 | corpus luteum cyst | 44 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "cyst"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | cist, kist. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | كييس (saccule), كيس (bag, budget, capsule, courteous, elegant, encyst, graceful, pocket, polite, pouch, sac, sack), مثانة (bladder, sac). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | киста (vesicle), мехур (bladder, blister, bubble, utricle, vesica). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 囊肿. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | cysta. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | cyste (bladder, urinary bladder). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | cystis (bladder, urinary bladder), cyste (bladder, urinary bladder), cyst, kyste, harsholte (resin cyst), buidel (bobbin, bursa, dolly, pouch bag, sac). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | مثانه , کیسه (Bag, Bung, Capsule, Cod, Pouch, Purse, Sack, Sinus), تخم دان . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | rakkula (blister, vesicle), rakko (bladder, blister), kysta 11], kysta. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | kyste. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | zyste. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κύστη (bladder, bleb, vesica). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | hólyag (bell, bladder, blister, boil, bubble, dummy, goof, goop, meatball, nitwit, pouch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | kesta. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | cisti (bladder, urinary bladder). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 낭종. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | sheane (fistula, sebacious cyst). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ystcay quisto (bladder, urinary bladder), cisto (bladder, urinary bladder). (various references) chist. (various references) киста (sac), пузырь (bladder, bleb, blister, blowhole). (various references) cista. (various references) quiste (bladder, bursa, pouch bag, sac, urinary bladder). (various references) cysta. (various references) torba (bag, carrierbag, envelope, plastic bag, pochette, pocket, poke, pouch, sack, vesica), kist (cystic, vesicle), kapsül (cachet, capsular, capsule, detonating cap, module, primer). (various references) циста, кіста (sac), міхур (poke). (various references) u nang, nang. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | kystis. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 10, Verse 20 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | ArguroV pepurwmenoV glwssa dikaiou kardia de asebouV ekleiyei |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Argentum electum lingua iusti cor impiorum pro nihilo |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Þæs rihtwisan tunge is cyst seolfor,ac þæra yflena heorte is nawihtes weorðe. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Chosen siluer the tunge of the riytwis; the herte of vnpitous men for noyt. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value. |
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| Language | Proverbs Chapter 10, Verse 20 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ang dila sa tawong matarung ingon sa piniling salapi: Ang kasingkasing sa tawong dautan diyutay ra ug bili. |
| Croatian | Pravednikov je jezik odabrano srebro, a razum opakoga malo vrijedi. |
| Danish | Den retfærdiges Tunge er udsøgt Sølv, gudløses Hjerte er intet værd. |
| Dutch | De tong des rechtvaardigen is uitgelezen zilver; het hart der goddelozen is weinig waard. |
| Finnish | Vanhurskaan kieli on valituin hopea, jumalattomien äly on tyhjän veroinen. |
| French | La langue du juste est un argent de choix; Le coeur des méchants est peu de chose. |
| German | Des Gerechten Zunge ist köstliches Silber; aber der Gottlosen Herz ist wie nichts. |
| Hungarian | Választott ezüst az igaznak nyelve; a gonoszok elméje kevés érõ. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Perkataan orang yang baik bagaikan perak asli; buah pikiran orang yang jahat tidak berarti. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Adapun lidah orang yang benar itu seperti perak yang suci, tetapi hati orang jahat sedikit jua gunanya. |
| Italian | Argento pregiato è la lingua del giusto, il cuore degli empi vale ben poco. |
| Maori | ¶ He hiriwa pai rawa te arero o te tangata tika; ko te ngakau o te hunga kino, he hauwarea rawa. |
| Norwegian | Den rettferdiges tunge er som utsøkt sølv; de ugudeliges hjerte er intet verdt. |
| Portuguese | A língua do justo é prata escolhida; o coração dos ímpios é de pouco valor. |
| Rumanian | Limba celui neprihqnit este argint ales; inima celor rqi este puyin lucru. - |
| Russian | пФ'ПТОПЕ УЕТЕ'ТП--СЪЩЛ ТБЧЕ"ОПЗП, УЕТ""Е ЦЕ ОЕЮЕУФЙЧЩИ--ОЙЮФПЦЕУФЧП. |
| Swedish | Den rättfärdiges tunga är utvalt silver, men de ogudaktigas förstånd är föga värt. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "cyst": cysteamine, cysteamines, cystein, cysteine, cysteines, cysteins, cystic, cysticerci, cysticercoid, cysticercoids, cysticercoses, cysticercosis, cysticercus, cystine, cystines, cystinuria, cystinurias, cystitides, cystitis, cystocarp, cystocarps, cystoid, cystoids, cystolith, cystoliths, cystoscope, cystoscopes, cystoscopic, cystoscopies, cystoscopy, cysts. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "cyst": blastocyst, encyst, heterocyst, nematocyst, oocyst, otocyst, sporocyst, statocyst, trichocyst. (additional references) | |
Words containing "cyst": blastocysts, cholecystectomies, cholecystectomized, cholecystectomy, cholecystitides, cholecystitis, cholecystokinin, cholecystokinins, encysted, encysting, encystment, encystments, encysts, fibrocystic, heterocystous, heterocysts, nematocysts, oocysts, otocystic, otocysts, polycystic, sporocysts, statocysts, trichocysts. (additional references) | |
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"Cyst" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cbst, ccsu, ccyst, Cest, ciest, cisc, cisct, Cisi, cisl, cism, cista, Cisto, Cits, clyst, cnst, csd, csy, cust, Cynth, cys, cyste, cysto, cystr, cystu, cyt, Cytn, Czyzk, dyst, hyst, Oysth, ryst, syst, wyst, Ysd, yst. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "cyst" (pronounced si"st) |
| 4 | s i" s t | assist, cist, consist, desist, insist, persist, subsist. |
| 3 | -i" s t | coexist, delist, dismissed, enlist, exist, fist, gist, grist, hissed, kissed, kist, list, missed, mist, pissed, preexist, reminisced, resist, schist, twist, wist, wrist. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-s-t-y" | |
-1 letter: sty. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-s-t-y" | |
+1 letter: cysts. | |
+2 letters: chesty, costly, coyest, crusty, crypts, curtsy, cutesy, cuteys, cystic, cytons, encyst, mystic, octyls, oocyst, scanty, scatty, scythe, sticky, stocky, yachts. | |
+3 letters: acetyls, christy, chymist, citrusy, clyster, copyist, cotypes, coyotes, cryptos, crystal, curtesy, curtsey, custody, cyclist, cygnets, cystein, cystine, cystoid, cytosol, dactyls, ecstasy, ectypes, encysts, eustacy, kitschy, myotics, mystics, oocysts, oocytes, otocyst, satyric, scantly, scythed, scythes, sectary, sketchy, smutchy, snatchy, society, starchy, stenchy, styptic, testacy, tricksy, tycoons. | |
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