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CYSTIC

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or resembling a cyst

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

cyst (a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure)

Derivation:

cyst (a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to a normal cyst (as the gallbladder or urinary bladder)

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

cyst (a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid))

Derivation:

cyst (a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid))

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 Context examples: 

Cystic fibrosis is the most common fatal genetic disease.

(Diagnosing cystic fibrosis with wearable devices, NIH)

A mucinous cystic neoplasm that arises from the intrahepatic or extrahepatic bile ducts and it is associated with an invasive carcinomatous component.

(Bile Duct Mucinous Cystic Neoplasm with an Associated Invasive Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A cystic dilatation that occurs in any part of the biliary tree.

(Biliary Cyst, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-invasive mucinous cystic neoplasm that arises from the intrahepatic or extrahepatic bile ducts.

(Bile Duct Mucinous Cystic Neoplasm with High Grade Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

The inner lining of the cystic structures is composed of clear cells.

(Multilocular Cystic Renal Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Microscopically it consists of solid and cystic nests of epithelial cells resembling transitional epithelium surrounded by an abundant stromal component of dense, fibroblastic nature.

(Ovarian Brenner Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign neoplasm of the ovary characterized by the presence of cystic structures lined by endometrial-type well-differentiated cells in a fibrotic stroma.

(Ovarian Endometrioid Cystadenofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)

Grossly, endometrioid carcinoma may present as a cystic or solid mass.

(Ovarian Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign neoplasm of the ovary characterized by the presence of cystic structures lined by endometrial-type well-differentiated cells.

(Ovarian Endometrioid Cystadenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Cystic spaces are also present which contain mucoid material.

(Ovarian Mucinous Adenocarcinofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)