polycystic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús

Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.

English poly-

English cystic

English polycystic

From poly- + cystic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpɒlɪˈsɪstɪk/, /ˈpɒlɪˌsɪstɪk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pɑliˈsɪstɪk/

Adjective

polycystic (comparative more polycystic, superlative most polycystic)

1. (medicine) Having many cysts.

Derived terms

• fibropolycystic
• nonpolycystic
• polycystic kidney
• polycystic liver
• polycystic ovary
• polycystin

Translations

having many cysts

• Catalan: poliquístic
• French: polykystique (fr)
• Greek: πολυκυστικός (el) (polykystikós)
• Italian: policistico
• Polish: wielotorbielowaty (pl)
• Spanish: poliquístico