Cypriot |
a native or citizen of Cyprus, or a descendant thereof. [3 definitions] |
cypripedium |
any of various ground-rooted orchids that have flat leaves and bear flowers having pouchlike lip petals, such as the lady's-slipper. [2 definitions] |
Cyprus |
a Mediterranean island country near the southeastern coast of Turkey. |
Cyrillic |
designating or concerning the alphabet used in Russia, Bulgaria, and other Slavic countries. |
-cyst |
sac; cavity; vesicle; bladder. |
cyst |
a fluid-filled vesicle or sac within body tissue, sometimes a pathological development but most often not. [3 definitions] |
cystectomy |
the surgical removal of a cyst, or of all or part of a bladder. |
cysteine |
a sulfur-containing, semi-essential amino acid occurring in proteins. One cysteine within a protein can react with another to form a disulfide bond. |
cystic |
of, resembling, having, or enclosed in a cyst or cysts. [2 definitions] |
cysticercus |
the larva of any of several tapeworms, consisting of a headlike part enclosed in a fluid-filled sac; bladderworm. |
cystic fibrosis |
a congenital disease usu. developing in childhood and characterized by poor digestion, breathing difficulties, and pancreatic inflammation. |
cystitis |
inflammation of the urinary bladder. |
cysto- |
bladder; sac. |
cystoscope |
an instrument for examining the urinary bladder and passages. |
-cyte |
cell. |
cyto- |
cell. |
cytogenetics |
(used with a sing. verb) the study of heredity using the sciences of cytology and genetics. |
cytokine |
any of a group of secretory proteins involved in intercellular communication, some of which stimulate the immune response. |
cytokine storm |
a severe immune reaction of the body in which cytokines, which normally help in the process of fighting infection, are released in overwhelming numbers and begin to attack healthy cells. |
cytology |
the branch of biology concerned with the structures and processes internal to cells. [2 definitions] |
cytomegalovirus |
any of a group of herpesviruses typically causing mild symptoms or no symptoms in healthy individuals, but capable of causing potentially life-threatening symptoms, including pneumonia and brain inflammation, in newborns and immunocompromised individuals, abbreviated CMV. |