cystic
/ˈsɪstɪk/adjective
1
- chiefly Medicine of, relating to, or characterized by cysts【主医】(与)囊肿(有关)的。
1.1
- Zoology (of a parasite or other organism) enclosed in a cyst【动】(寄生虫或其他生物体)包囊中的。
2
- of or relating to the urinary bladder or the gall bladder(与)膀胱(有关)的; (与)胆囊(有关)的:
the cystic artery.
膀胱动脉。
词源
mid 17th cent. (originally referring to the gall bladder): from French cystique or modern Latin cysticus, from late Latin cystis (see CYST).