cyst
/ˈsɪst/SIST
/ˈsɪst/SIST
Meaninga pouch
Common meaning: a fluid-filled sac
- cystthe bladder; a pouchLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 458 · scan
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek κύστις ‘the bladder; a pouch’.
Roots
- κύστις Greek “the bladder; a pouch”
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