transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsist ]
noun
Etymology: New Latin cystis, from Greek kystis bladder, pouch; akin to Sanskrit śvasiti he blows, snorts — more at wheeze
Date: circa 1720
1. : a closed sac having a distinct membrane and developing abnormally in a cavity or structure of the body
2. : a body resembling a cyst: as
a. : a resting spore of many algae
b. : a gas-filled vesicle (as of a rockweed or bladderwort)
c. : a capsule formed about a minute organism going into a resting or spore stage ; also : this capsule with its contents
d. : a resistant cover about a parasite produced by the parasite or the host