-cyst
combining form in countable noun
indicating a bladder or sac
⇒
otocyst
Origin
from Greek kustis bladder-cyst
1
variant of cysto-, as final element in a compound word:
statocyst.
Related Words
- blastocyst
- cholecyst
- cnidocyst
- cysto-
- hematocyst
- nematocyst
-cysta suffixal use of cyst.
-cyst
noun combining form
blastocyst
noun combining form
ETYMOLOGY New Latin -cystis, from Greek kystis
: bladder : sacblastocyst
-cyst
\ˌsist\ noun combining form
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin -cyste, -cystis, from Greek kystis
: bladder
< cholecyst >
< cholecyst >