CYSTIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cystic mean? 

• CYSTIC (adjective)
  The adjective CYSTIC has 2 senses:

1. of or relating to a normal cyst (as the gallbladder or urinary bladder)

2. of or relating to or resembling a cyst

  Familiarity information: CYSTIC used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CYSTIC (adjective)

Sense 1

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))

Sense 2

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)

 Context examples 

A benign, solitary, and partially cystic neoplasm arising from the kidney.

(Metanephric Adenofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)

A developmental disorder of the kidney characterized by cystic dilatation of the medullary collecting ducts, resulting in a spongy gross appearance of the kidney.

(Medullary Sponge Kidney, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of a biphasic pattern with tubular and cystic structures in a spindle cell stroma.

(Mixed Epithelial Stromal Tumor of the Kidney, NCI Thesaurus)

Often cystic with a well demarcated pushing margin.

(Mouse Craniopharyngioma, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

A benign or low malignant potential cystic epithelial neoplasm composed of cells which contain intracytoplasmic mucin.

(Mucinous Cystadenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

An invasive adenocarcinoma characterized by cystic changes and the presence of malignant glandular cells which contain intracytoplasmic mucin.

(Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It is comprised of the common bile duct that connects the liver and gall bladder to the small intestine and the cystic duct that connects the gall bladder to the common bile duct.

(Biliary tract, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

It is comprised of the intrahepatic bile ducts, hepatic ducts, common bile duct, cystic duct, and the gallbladder.

(Biliary tract, NCI Thesaurus)

Bile ducts include the common hepatic, cystic, and common bile ducts.

(Bile Duct Cancer, NCI Dictionary)

Representative examples include cystic nephroma, metanephric adenoma, oncocytoma, and urothelial papilloma of the renal pelvis.

(Benign Renal Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)