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. |
cytoplasm |
the ground protoplasm of cells that is outside the nucleus. [2 definitions] |
cytoplast |
the cytoplasmic structure of a cell. |
cytosine |
the pyrimidine base of the nucleotide cytidine, an essential component of the genetic material DNA and RNA. |
cytotoxic |
toxic to cells. |
czar |
a king or ruler, esp. the emperor of historic Russia. [3 definitions] |
czardas |
a Hungarian dance in two movements, the first slow and the second fast, or music for this dance. |