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[sɪst], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a thin-walled hollow organ or cavity in an animal or plant, containing a liquid secretion; a sac, vesicle, or bladder
- a membranous sac or cavity of abnormal character in the body, containing fluid
- a tough protective capsule enclosing the larva of a parasitic worm or the resting stage of an organism
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Origin
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early 18th century: from late Latin cystis, from Greek kustis ‘bladder’
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