cystic

«cystic» in Mova's school dictionary: To do with a cyst, a small sac or bubble in the body… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (cystic)

meaning for a pupil

1) (medicine) To do with a cyst, a small sac or bubble in the body filled with fluid. tree →

2) (medicine) To do with the bladder or gall bladder. tree →

3) Mostly heard in «cystic fibrosis», an illness people are born with that makes thick, sticky mucus in the lungs and gut. tree →

sense in the lessons

Children meet this word mainly in «cystic fibrosis» (CF), an inherited illness; children with CF take medicines, do physio to clear their lungs, and must avoid passing germs to each other. In health lessons it is a reminder that some illnesses come from genes and cannot be caught.

examples

• My cousin has cystic fibrosis and does breathing exercises every day. tree →
• Cystic fibrosis is not catching; you are born with it. tree →
• The doctor said the lump was a cystic swelling, full of fluid. tree →
• Children with cystic fibrosis often need extra salt and food. tree →
• Charities raise money to research cystic fibrosis. tree →

note

Said «SIS-tik». Adjective only, almost never used alone in everyday talk. «Cyst» is the noun. «Fibrosis» means the growth of too much tough tissue.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «cystic» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.