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/sis"toyd/, adj.1. resembling a cyst.n.2. a cystlike structure or formation.[1870-75; CYST + -OID]
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Cystoid — Cys toid, Cystoidean Cys*toid e*an, n. Same as {Cystidean}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cystoīd — Cystoīd, mehrfächerige Cyste oder Balggeschwulst (s.d.) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
cystoid — [sis′toid΄] adj. like a cyst or bladder n. a cystlike formation … English World dictionary
cystoid — 1. Bladderlike, resembling a cyst. SYN: cystiform, cystomorphous. 2. A tumor resembling a cyst, with fluid, granular, or pulpy contents, but without a capsule. [cysto + G. eidos, appearance] * * * cys·toid sis .tȯid … Medical dictionary
cystoid — I. ˈsiˌstȯid adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cyst + oid; probably originally formed as French cystoïde 1. : like a bladder 2. [New Latin Cystoidea] : cystoidean … Useful english dictionary
cystoid — adj. resembling a cyst … English contemporary dictionary
cystoid — cys·toid … English syllables
cystoid — cyst•oid [[t]ˈsɪs tɔɪd[/t]] adj. 1) bot pat resembling a cyst 2) pat bio a cystlike structure • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
cystoid — /ˈsɪstɔɪd/ (say sistoyd) adjective 1. resembling a cyst, but having no enclosing capsule. –noun 2. a cyst like formation …
cystoid body — (NEMATA) In the genus Meloidoderita, the tanned uterus (light to dark brown in color), irregular to roundoval, filled with eggs and larvae … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
