Biology

cyst

Term: cyst

Origin: Anc Greek ??????/cystis(=pouch or anatomical sac eg bladder)

> ???/kyo(=carry a baby in a sac)

Definition:

A close pouch or sac inside the body as an abnormal structure although its etymology is reffered to a normal anatomical sac.

- Cysteine (cys C)
Term: cysteineLiterally meaning: ?pertaining to bladder?Origin: Anc Greek?????? (=sac or anatomical sac such as bladder)> ??? (=to carry a baby in a sac)Coined/History In 1810 English chemist Wiliam Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828) identified cysteine...

- Spermatocyst
Term: spermatocystLiterally meaning: ?sac filled with sperm?Origin: Anc Greek??????(=seed) > ??????/spearo (=disperse)??????/cystis(=pouch or anatomical sac eg bladder)> ???/kyo(=carry a baby in a sac)Coined/History(?)Definition(botany) any...

- Cystitis
Term: cystitisOrigin: Anc Greek ??????/cystis(=pouch or anatomical sac eg bladder) > ???/kyo(=carry a baby in a sac) -????(modern Greek -?????)/-ites (=noun suffix denoting inflammation) >-????, feminine suffix meaning pertaining to, because...

- Blastocyst
Term: blastocystOrigin: Anc Greek ??????> blastos (=sprout, germ) >?????/valo(=push, throw) + ??????/istimi(=put)+ ??????/cystis(=pouch or anatomical sac eg bladder) > ???/kyo(=carry a baby in a sac) Definition The blastocyst is a embryonic...

- Statocyst
Term: statocyst Origin: Anc Greek ?????? (adj)> ?????? (noun)/ st?sis(=standing still, state)??????/cystis(=pouch or anatomical sac eg bladder) > ???/kyo(=carry a baby in a sac) Definition: a sence organ responsible for maintenance of orientation...

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