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blastocyst (n.): 1876, from blasto- + cyst.
cholecyst (n.): "gall bladder," 1846, from medical Latin cholecystis, incorrectly formed from Greek khole "gall" (see cholera) + kystis "bladder, cyst" (see cyst). Related: Cholecystectomy.
cholecystitis (n.): 1846, from cholecyst + -itis "inflammation."
cyst (n.): 1713, from Modern Latin cystis (in English as a Latin word from 1540s), from Greek kystis "bladder, pouch."
cystic (adj.): 1630s, "pertaining to the gall bladder," from French cystique (16c.), from Modern Latin cysticus, from Greek kystis "bladder, pouch." Meaning "pertaining to a cyst" is from 1713. Cystic fibrosis coined in 1938.
cystitis (n.): c. 1780, from cyst + -itis "inflammation."
cystocele (n.): 1811, from French cystocèle, from Greek kystis "bladder, pouch" + kele "tumor."
cystoscopy (n.): 1910, from Greek kystis "bladder, pouch" + -oscopy (see -scope).
nematocyst (n.): 1875, from nemato-, comb. form of Greek nema, nematos "thread" (genitive nematos), from stem of nein "to spin" (see needle (n.)) + cyst.
pyelocystitis: "Inflammation of the urinary bladder, ureter, and pelvis of the kidney; an instance of this", Mid 19th cent. From pyelo- + cystitis.
acetylcysteine: "An acetylated form of the amino acid cysteine, which is an antioxidant used as a mucolytic agent and in the treatment of paracetamol poisoning", 1930s; earliest use found in Journal of the American Chemical Society. From acetyl + cysteine.
cysteine: "A sulphur-containing amino acid which occurs in keratins and other proteins, often in the form of cystine, and is a constituent of many enzymes", Late 19th century: from cystine + -eine (variant of -ine⁴).