/ sɪst; NAmE / noun
a growth containing liquid that forms in or on a person's or an animal's body and may need to be removed
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from late Latin cystis , from Greek kustis bladder.
/ sɪst; NAmE / noun
a growth containing liquid that forms in or on a person's or an animal's body and may need to be removed
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from late Latin cystis , from Greek kustis bladder.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005