How does the word sound?
History of this Word
"cyst" is from "kustis" (bladder) spoken by people of Greece starting about 1000 B.C.
Notes
In this sense, it is a word added to another word to form a new word.
More words with this suffix,
microcyst
heterocyst
blastocyst
otocyst
Definition
A word ending that indicates a cavity or bladder. Created by people to expand meaning of words. Can be added to the end of many words.
Examples of how the word is used
| The cyst wall consists of five distinct layers (from inside to outside): metacyst, endocyst, mesocyst, ectocyst, and the pericyst. |
| Large pseudocysts can extend into the pelvis. |