01 a. Having the form of, or living in, a cyst; as, the cystic entozoa.
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1.
Having the form of, or living in, a cyst; as, the cystic entozoa.
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2.
Containing cysts; cystose; as, cystic sarcoma.
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3.
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.