Webster's Dictionary 1913

10558

Cystocarp

Cys″to‐carp (s?s″t?–k?rp), n. [Gr. ���� bladder + καρπόσ fruit.] (Bot.) A minute vesicle in a red seaweed, which contains the reproductive spores.

10559

Cystocele

Cys″to‐cele (–s?l), n. [Gr. ���� bladder + ��� tumor: cf. F. cystocele.] (Med.) Hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes; vesical hernia.

10560

Cystoid

{ Cys″toid, Cys‐toid″e‐an }, n. Same as Cystidean.

10561

Cystoidea

Cys‐toi″de‐a (s?s–toi″d?–?), n. Same as Cystidea.

10562

Cystolith

Cys″to‐lith (s?s″t?–l?th), n. [Gr. ���� bladder + -lith.] 1. (Bot.) A concretion of mineral matter within a leaf or other part of a plant.2. (Med.) A urinary calculus.

10563

Cystolithic

Cys′to‐lith″ic (–l?th″?k), a.(Med.) Relating to stone in the bladder.

10564

Cystoplast

Cys″to‐plast (–pl?st), n.(Biol.) A nucleated cell having an envelope or cell wall, as a red blood corpuscle or an epithelial cell; a cell concerned in growth.

10565

Cystose

Cyst″ose (s?s″t?s), a. Containing, or resembling, a cyst or cysts; cystic; bladdery.

10566

Cystotome

Cys″to‐tome (s?s″t?–t?m), n. [Gr. ��� bladder + ���� to cut: cf. F. cystotome.] (Surg.) A knife or instrument used in cystotomy.

10567

Cystotomy

Cys‐tot″o‐my (s??s–t?t″?–m?), n. [Gr. ���� bladder + ���� to cut: cf. F. cystotomie.] The act or practice of opening cysts; esp., the operation of cutting into the bladder, as f...

10568

Cytherean

Cyth′er‐e″an (s?th′?r—?″an), a. [L. Cythereus, from Cythera, Gr. ���, now Cerigo, an island in the Ægean Sea, celebrated for the worship of Venus.] Pertaining to the goddess Venus.

10569

Cytoblast

Cy″to‐blast (s?″t?–bl?st), n. [Gr. ���� hollow vessel + -blast.] (Biol.) The nucleus of a cell; the germinal or active spot of a cellule, through or in which cell development ta...

10570

Cytoblastema

Cy′to‐blas‐te″ma (–bl?s–t?″m?), n.(Biol.) See Protoplasm.

10571

Cytococcus

Cy′to‐coc″cus (–k?k″k?s), n.; pl.Cytococci (–s�). (Biol.) The nucleus of the cytula or parent cell. Hæckel.

10572

Cytode

Cy″tode (s?″t?d), n. [Gr. ���� hollow vessel, from ����. See Cyst.] (Biol.) A nonnucleated mass of protoplasm, the supposed simplest form of independent life differing from the ...

10573

Cytogenesis

Cy′to‐gen″e‐sis (s?′t?–j?n″?–s?s), n. [Gr. ���� hollow vessel + E. genesis.] (Biol.) Development of cells in animal and vegetable organisms. See Gemmation, Budding, Karyokinesis...

10574

Cytogenic

{ Cy′to‐gen″ic (s?′t?–j?n″?k), Cy′to‐ge‐net″ic (–j?–n?t″?k), } a.(Biol.) Of or pertaining to cytogenesis or cell development.

10575

Cytogenous

Cy‐tog″e‐nous (s?–t?j″?–n?s), a.(Anat.) Producing cells; — applied esp. to lymphatic, or adenoid, tissue.

10576

Cytogeny

Cy‐tog″e‐ny (–n?), n.(Biol.) Cell production or development; cytogenesis.

10577

Cytoid

Cy″toid (s?″toid), a. [Gr. ���� hollow vessel + -oid.] (Physiol.) Cell-like; — applied to the corpuscles of lymph, blood, chyle, etc.

10578

Cytoplasm

Cy″to‐plasm (s?″t?–pl?z'm), n.(Biol.) The substance of the body of a cell, as distinguished from the karyoplasma, or substance of the nucleus. — Cy′to‐plas″mic (–pl�z″m�k), a.

10579

Cytula

‖Cyt″u‐la (s?t″?–l?), n.(Biol.) The fertilized egg cell or parent cell, from the development of which the child or other organism is formed. Hæckel.

10580

Czar

Czar (zär), n. [Russ. tsare, fr. L. Caesar Cæsar; cf. OPol. czar, Pol. car.] A king; a chief; the title of the emperor of Russia. [Written also tzar.]

10581

Czarevna

Cza‐rev″na (z?–r?v″n?), n. [Russ. tsarevna.] The title of the wife of the czarowitz.

10582

Czarina

Cza‐ri″na (z?–r?″n?), n. [Cf. G. Zarin, Czarin, fem., Russ. tsaritsa.] The title of the empress of Russia.

10583

Czarinian

Cza‐rin″i‐an (z?–r?n″?–an), a. Of or pertaining to the czar or the czarina; czarish.

10584

Czarish

Czar″ish (z?r″?sh), a. Of or pertaining to the czar.