‖ cystis Obs.
(ˈsɪstɪs)
Also 6 chistis.
[med. or mod.L., a. Gr. κύστις bladder.]
= cyst.
| 1543 Traheron Vigo's Chirurg. ii. v. 39 Thys caustyue Medicyne hathe strengthe, to breake the node..euen to the chistis or purse. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. 110 The humour [is] contained..in a vesicle or little bladder, though some affirme it hath no cystis or bag at all. 1758 Le Dran's Observ. Surg. (1771) 249 The Cystis of the Hydrocele. |