Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or having characteristics of a cyst.
- adjective Having or containing cysts or a cyst.
- adjective Enclosed in a cyst.
- adjective Anatomy Of, relating to, or involving the gallbladder or urinary bladder.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or derived from cystin.
- In anatomy, pertaining to a cyst, in any sense.
- Resembling a cyst; cystoid; vesicular; bladdery.
- Having a cyst or cysts; full of cysts; cystose: as, a cystic tumor.
- In zoology, encysted; cysticercoid; hydatid: specifically applied to the encysted or hydatid state of any tapeworm (Tœnia): opposed to cestoid (which see).
- Also, improperly, cistic.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having the form of, or living in, a cyst.
- adjective Containing cysts; cystose.
- adjective (Anat.) Pertaining to, or contained in, a cyst; esp., pertaining to, or contained in, either the urinary bladder or the gall bladder.
- adjective the duct from the gall bladder which unites with the hepatic to form the common bile duct.
- adjective (Zoöl.) a larval tape worm, as the cysticercus and echinococcus.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a
cyst . - adjective anatomy Of or pertaining to the
gall bladder or theurinary bladder .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to a normal cyst (as the gallbladder or urinary bladder)
- adjective of or relating to or resembling a cyst
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Examples
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In addition, a board-certified pediatric pulmonologist with specialized training in cystic fibrosis is available 24 hours a day.
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Researchers at National Jewish Health have discovered a promising strategy for destroying the molecular scaffolding that can make Pseudomonas bacterial infections extremely difficult to treat in cystic fibrosis patients, wearers of contact lenses, and burn victims.
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We postulate that underlying microscopic inflammation may predispose to glandular tubular occlusion and the retention of mucous secretions resulting in cystic dilation and ultimately a JRP.
Clinical studies: relationship between IBD and other conditions
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"These are interesting and good times to be in cystic fibrosis research," said Dr. Craig Gerard, who treats patients at Boston Children's Hospital.
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Current areas of investigation include neurohumoral, cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating airway contractility, airway smooth muscle growth and cell surface receptor expression; regulation of postnatal development and growth of the lung; developmental effects of pulmonary inflammation and oxidative lung injury on airway and pulmonary vascular reactivity; biochemical and molecular regulation of membrane ion channels in cystic fibrosis; maturational changes in chest wall and airway function; pulmonary manifestations of sickle cell disease; the physiological basis of ventilator dependence in children with chronic respiratory insufficiency; and developmental aspects of respiratory mechanics and ventilatory control.
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The mutation, called G551D, is in a gene called the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator.
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Much of the decline seemed to be related to a 93 percent drop in the number of preterm infants with severe damage to the white matter of the newborn's brain, called cystic periventricular leukomalacia.
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Her sons have an inherited condition called cystic fibrosis that cuts short their life expectancy.
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Much of the decline seemed to be related to a 93 percent drop in the number of preterm infants with severe damage to the white matter of the newborn's brain, called cystic periventricular leukomalacia.
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This can cause an even worse pimple, known as a cystic nodule, which forms a hard, painful lump.
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