Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • An old name of cystic worms, hydatids, or cysticerci, collectively, given when these were supposed to be a natural group of mature organisms.

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Examples

  • The cystic artery (a. cystica) (Fig. 532), usually a branch of the right hepatic, passes downward and forward along the neck of the gall-bladder, and divides into two branches, one of which ramifies on the free surface, the other on the attached surface of the gall-bladder.

    VI. The Arteries. 5a. 2. The Abdominal Aorta 1918

  • The Cystic Vein (v. cystica) drains the blood from the gall-bladder, and, accompanying the cystic duct, usually ends in the right branch of the portal vein.

    VII. The Veins. 4. The Portal System of Veins 1918

  • Osteitis fibrosa cystica of the knee were free and painless.

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  • Osteitis fibrosa cystica of the knee were free and painless.

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  • Sudeck's atrophy b. the clavicle is held in place by the clavipectoral fascia d. myositis ossificans c. reduction is best maintained by a temporary screw e. osteitis fibrosa cystica through the clavicle to engage in the coracoid process d. it is acceptable merely to rest the arm in a sling and to

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  • Sudeck's atrophy b. the clavicle is held in place by the clavipectoral fascia d. myositis ossificans c. reduction is best maintained by a temporary screw e. osteitis fibrosa cystica through the clavicle to engage in the coracoid process d. it is acceptable merely to rest the arm in a sling and to

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  • Brittle shell-like bones 138) Generalized osteitis fibrosa cystica is characterized c.

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  • Brittle shell-like bones 138) Generalized osteitis fibrosa cystica is characterized c.

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