[crypt] n [L crypta, fr. Gk krypte, fr. fem. of kryptos hidden, fr. kryptein to hide; perh. akin to Lith krauti to pile up] (1789) 1 a: a chamber (as a vault) wholly or partly underground; esp: a vault under the main floor of a church b: a chamber in a mausoleum
2. a: an anatomical pit or depression b: a simple tubular gland