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cysto-

(word root) bladder
Examples of words with the root cysto-: cystotomy
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cysto-

or cyst-
pref.
Bladder; cyst; sac: cystocele.
[From New Latin cystis, bladder, from Greek kustis; see kwes- in Indo-European roots.]
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cysto-

or before a vowel

cyst-

combining form
(Biology) indicating a cyst or bladder: cystocarp; cystoscope.
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cyst

(sɪst)

n.
1. any abnormal saclike growth of the body in which matter is retained.
2. a bladder, sac, or vesicle.
3.
a. a protective capsule or spore surrounding an inactive or resting organism or a reproductive body.
b. such a capsule and its contents.
[1705–15; < New Latin cystis < Greek kýstis pouch, bladder; akin to kŷma cyma]

cyst-

var. of cysto-, before a vowel: cystectomy.

-cyst

var. of cysto-, as final element in a word: statocyst.
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[10] 2017 Present study 88 Urethral 25 years stricture Reporting Bladder T stage Modality of Survival year involvement treatment 1993 No T4 Radiation and -- excision 1995 Yes T4 Surgery 8 months 1999 No T4 Wide excision 5 months and partial cystectomy 2000 Radical cysto- Yes T4 prostatectomy >3 months and excision of mass with ileal conduit 2011 Not T4 Radiation >6 months mentioned 2013 Yes T4 Radiation 6 months 2014 Yes T4 Surgical Not resection and available recurrence in 1 year end up in palliative care 2014 Yes T4 Surgical Not resection and available palliative care 2015 Yes T4 Radiotherapy 4 months 2015 Yes T4 Radiotherapy >2 years 2017 No T2 Wide local Survival at excision with follow-up of bladder cuff 6 months and flap reconstruction
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Suprapubic Cystostomy Site in a Patient with Long-Term Suprapubic Urinary Catheter
Voiding cysto- urethrogram (VCUG) was performed under strict aseptic techniques.
Etiology and Postnatal Management of Prenatal Hydronephrosis: A Study of Two Teaching Hospitals of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Gyrus was transformed in July when it acquired American Cysto- scope Makers Incorporated (ACMI) for 497ドルm.
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