cysto-, cyst-, cysti-, cystido-
(Greek: sac or bladder which contains fluid [or gas, as in pneumatocyst]; urinary bladder)
Most frequently used in reference to the urinary bladder.
cystospasm
A painful involuntary spasm of the bladder, often without urination.
cystotome
cystotomy
encyst
encystation
encysted
enterocyst
hydrocyst
1. A lesion occupied with air and existing in bone: Pneumatocysts are found in the ilium, the spinal vertebra, or in the sacrum.
2. The air-bladder of particular aquatic plants: The floats of seaweeds are called pneumatocysts and contain carbon dioxide or oxygen.
2. The air-bladder of particular aquatic plants: The floats of seaweeds are called pneumatocysts and contain carbon dioxide or oxygen.
urocystitis