Thesaurus: cystic

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1. a. Having the form of, or living in, a cyst; as, the cystic entozoa.
2. a. Containing cysts; cystose; as, cystic sarcoma.
3. a. Pertaining to, or contained in, a cyst; esp., pertaining to, or contained in, either the urinary bladder or the gall bladder.
4. adj. of or relating to a normal cyst (as the gallbladder or urinary bladder)
5. adj. of or relating to or resembling a cyst
6. 1. Having the form of, or living in, a cyst; as, the cystic entozoa. 2. Containing cysts; cystose; as, cystic sarcoma. 3. (Anat.) 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.
7. Pertaining to, or contained in, a cyst; esp., pertaining to, orcontained in, either the urinary bladder or the gall bladder. Cysticduct, the duct from the gall bladder which unites with the hepatic toform the common bile duct.-- Cystic worm (Zoöl.), a larval tape worm, as the cysticercus andechinococcus.
8. j:100 a. of or relating to a normal cyst (as the gallbladder or urinary bladder) a. of or relating to or resembling a cyst