noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/sɪst/
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rhymes with -ɪst
CMU ARPABET:S IH1 S T
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-? Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh1-der.? Ancient Greek κῠ́ω (kŭ́ō)? Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis)der. Late Latin cystisder. English cyst From Late Latin cystis, from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “anatomical sac”).
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
كِيسَة
(kīsa)
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Arabic:
كِيس
(kīs)
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Bulgarian:
киста
(kista)
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Catalan:
quist
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Chinese Mandarin:
囊腫 /囊肿
(nángzhǒng)
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Czech:
cysta
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Danish:
cyste
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Dutch:
cyste
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Esperanto:
kisto
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Finnish:
kysta
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
French:
kyste
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Galician:
quiste
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Galician:
lobiño
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
German:
Zyste
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Greek:
κύστη
(kýsti)
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Hebrew:
כיסתה
(kistá)
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Hebrew:
כיס
(kis)
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Hebrew:
שלפוחית
(shalpukhít)
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Hungarian:
ciszta
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Indonesian:
kista
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Irish:
cist
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Italian:
cisti
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Italian:
ciste
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Japanese:
囊胞
(nōhō)
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Khmer:
គីស
(kiih)
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Lisu:
ꓚꓬꓺ ꓗꓶꓹ ꓔꓺ
(tʃɑ̱ kɯ̌ tɑ̱)
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Norwegian Bokmål:
cyste
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Norwegian Nynorsk:
cyste
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Polish:
torbiel
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Polish:
cysta
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Portuguese:
cisto
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Romanian:
chist
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Russian:
киста́
(kistá)
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Slovak:
cysta
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Spanish:
quiste
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Swedish:
cysta
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Tagalog:
kiste
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Turkish:
kist
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Vietnamese:
túi bao
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ
Vietnamese:
nang
— sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ