cysto-, cyst-, cysti-, cystido-
(Greek: sac or bladder which contains fluid [or gas, as in pneumatocyst]; urinary bladder)
Most frequently used in reference to the urinary bladder.
cholecystitis
cholecystogram
A radiograph of the gallbladder.
cysticerus
cystine
cystitis
cystocarcinoma
cystocarp
cystochromoscopy
cystocoele
cystodynia
Pain in the urinary bladder.
cystogram
Radiographic demonstration of the bladder filled with contrast medium.
cystography
An X-ray examination of the urinary bladder after the introduction of a liquid that is partially opaque to X-rays.
This type of examination frequently is part of a complete x-ray study of the kidneys, urethra, and ureters as well as the bladder. It is useful in diagnosing tumors or other defects in the bladder wall, vesicoureteral reflux (backward flow of urine from the bladder into a ureter), and calculi or other pathologic conditions of the bladder.
cystoid
cystolith
cystolithectomy
The removal of a calculus from the urinary bladder.
This term has also been used erroneously for the excision of a gallstone from the gallbladder.
Subscribe to this FREE Focusing on Words Newsletter