cyst

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin cystis, from Ancient Greek κύστις (kustis, “anatomical sac”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɪst/
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

cyst (plural cysts)

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.

Translations

sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ

Bulgarian: киста (bg) f. Czech: cysta (cs) f. Danish: cyste (da) c. Dutch: cyste (nl) Finnish: kysta (fi) French: kyste (fr) m. German: Zyste (de) f.

Greek: κύστη (el) (kysti) f. Italian: ciste or cisti f. Japanese: 囊胞 (ja) (のうほう, nōhō) Polish: torbiel, cysta f. Russian: киста (ru) (kísta) f. Spanish: quiste (es) m. Swedish: cysta (sv) c.

See also

• enchondroma

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kustiz, *kustuz (“choice, trial”), from Proto-Indo-European *geus- (“to taste, choose”). Cognate with Old Saxon cust (Dutch kust), Old High German chust, Old Norse kostr (“choose, chance, opportunity, value”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kyst/

Noun

cyst f.

1. choice
2. choicest, best
3. excellence, good quality

Declension

    Declension of cyst (strong i-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	cyst	cyste, cysta
accusative	cyst, cyste	cyste, cysta
genitive	cyste	cysta
dative	cyste	cystum

Derived terms

• cystig