See Also: cysto-(medicine)
cysto-(dictionary)
Cysto-conray ii(health)
Cysto-conray(health)
Hypaque-cysto(health)
Urovist cysto(health)
Urovist cysto pediatric(health)

cysto- (iou)



cysto- combining form of Greek kuste = kustis bladder, cyst: see -O-. Cf. CYST-, CYSTI-.
cystocarp noun (Botany) the fruiting body of the gametophyte in some algae of the subclass Florideae L19.
cystocele noun (Medicine) (an instance of) prolapse of the base of the urinary bladder in women E19.
cystolith noun (Botany) a hard mineralized ingrowth of the wall of cells in the epidermis of certain plants M19.
cystometer noun an instrument for measuring the internal pressure and volume of the urinary bladder E20.
cystometry noun measurement of the internal pressure and volume of the urinary bladder M20.
cystoscope noun an instrument for internal examination of the urinary bladder L19.
cy'stoscopy noun examination of the urinary bladder with a cystoscope E20.
cy'stostomy noun (an instance of) the surgical formation of a (semi-)permanent artificial opening in the urinary bladder E20.
cy'stotomy noun (an instance of) surgical incision into the urinary bladder L19.