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cystic

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈsɪstɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪstɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: S IH1 S T IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to a cyst.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to the gall bladder or the urinary bladder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to or resembling a cyst

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to a normal cyst (as the gallbladder or urinary bladder)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

From Middle French cystique, from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis).

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: quístic — Of or pertaining to a cyst
  • French: kystique — Of or pertaining to a cyst
  • Greek: κυστικός (kystikós) — Of or pertaining to a cyst
  • Italian: cistico — Of or pertaining to a cyst
  • Portuguese: cístico — Of or pertaining to a cyst
  • Spanish: quístico — Of or pertaining to a cyst
  • Arabic: مَثَانِيّ (maṯāniyy) — Of or pertaining to the gall bladder or the urinary bladder
  • Greek: κυστικός (kystikós) — Of or pertaining to the gall bladder or the urinary bladder
  • Spanish: cístico — Of or pertaining to the gall bladder or the urinary bladder