Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of, relating to, or having the characteristic of a cyst.
- adj. Having or containing cysts or a cyst.
- adj. Enclosed in a cyst.
- adj. Anatomy Of, relating to, or involving the gallbladder or urinary bladder.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In anatomy, pertaining to a cyst, in any sense. Specifically — Pertaining to the hepatic cyst or gall-bladder: as, the cystic duct (conveying gall into the gall-bladder); the cystic artery (a branch of the hepatic artery going to the gall-bladder); the cystic plexus of nerves; a cystic concretion; a cystic remedy. Pertaining to the urinary bladder.
- Resembling a cyst; cystoid; vesicular; bladdery.
- Having a cyst or cysts; full of cysts; cystose: as, a cystic tumor.
- In zoology, encysted; cysticercoid; hydatid: specifically applied to the encysted or hydatid state of any tapeworm (Tœnia): opposed to cestoid (which see).
- Also, improperly, cistic.
- Pertaining to or derived from cystin.
Wiktionary
- adj. Of or pertaining to a cyst.
- adj. Of or pertaining to the gall bladder or the urinary bladder.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Having the form of, or living in, a cyst.
- adj. Containing cysts; cystose.
- adj. Pertaining to, or contained in, a cyst; esp., pertaining to, or contained in, either the urinary bladder or the gall bladder.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. of or relating to a normal cyst (as the gallbladder or urinary bladder)
- adj. of or relating to or resembling a cyst
Examples
“In addition, a board-certified pediatric pulmonologist with specialized training in cystic fibrosis is available 24 hours a day.”
“We postulate that underlying microscopic inflammation may predispose to glandular tubular occlusion and the retention of mucous secretions resulting in cystic dilation and ultimately a JRP.”
Clinical studies: relationship between IBD and other conditions
“Researchers at National Jewish Health have discovered a promising strategy for destroying the molecular scaffolding that can make Pseudomonas bacterial infections extremely difficult to treat in cystic fibrosis patients, wearers of contact lenses, and burn victims.”
“These are interesting and good times to be in cystic fibrosis research," said Dr. Craig Gerard, who treats patients at Boston Children's Hospital.”
“Current areas of investigation include neurohumoral, cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating airway contractility, airway smooth muscle growth and cell surface receptor expression; regulation of postnatal development and growth of the lung; developmental effects of pulmonary inflammation and oxidative lung injury on airway and pulmonary vascular reactivity; biochemical and molecular regulation of membrane ion channels in cystic fibrosis; maturational changes in chest wall and airway function; pulmonary manifestations of sickle cell disease; the physiological basis of ventilator dependence in children with chronic respiratory insufficiency; and developmental aspects of respiratory mechanics and ventilatory control.”
“The mutation, called G551D, is in a gene called the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator.”
“Much of the decline seemed to be related to a 93 percent drop in the number of preterm infants with severe damage to the white matter of the newborn's brain, called cystic periventricular leukomalacia.”
“Her sons have an inherited condition called cystic fibrosis that cuts short their life expectancy.”
“The defective gene responsible for CF and its protein product, called cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator, or CFTR, were discovered only in 1989; but, thanks to early-detection techniques and improved therapies, the survival of CF patients has improved significantly over the past 40 years.”
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