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   cyst

   /sist/

   noun

   • 1. in an animal or plant, a thin-walled, hollow organ or cavity containing a liquid secretion; a sac, vesicle, or bladder.
   • ▪ in the body, a membranous sac or cavity of abnormal character containing fluid.
   • ▪ a tough protective capsule enclosing the larva of a parasitic worm or the resting stage of an organism.

   Word Origin early 18th century: from late Latin cystis, from Greek kustis ‘bladder’.

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