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cysti-

  1. variant of cysto-.

    cysticercus.



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Leaving my steed at the inn at La Napoule, I commenced climbing on foot that singular cave, about one hundred and fifty perhaps, or two hundred meters in height, and covered with aromatic plants, especially cysti, whose odor is so sharp and penetrating that it irritates you and causes you discomfort.

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I had several times the peculiar sensation of climbing a sacred mountain of antiquity, a fantastic hill perfumed and mysterious, covered with cysti and inhabited by serpents and crowned with a temple.

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When To Use

does cysti- mean?

The combining form cysti- is a combining form used like a suffix meaning “cyst,” which is a scientific term for a bladder, sac, or vesicle. It is often used in scientific terms, especially in biology and pathology.The form cysti- comes from Greek ýپ, meaning “bag,” “pouch,” or “bladder.” are variants of cysti-?The form cysti- is a variant of cysto-, which changes its -o- for an -i- when combined with words or word elements beginning with some consonants.A variant of cysto- when combined with words or word elements beginning with a vowel is cyst-, as in cystoma.When used as a suffix, the combining form cysti- becomes -cyst, as in oocyst. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles for these forms.

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