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cisto — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • boil verb To heat a liquid until it bubbles and turns to vapor.
  • cyst noun A closed sac in the body, usually filled with fluid or other material, that forms within a tissue or organ.

Senses

cisto is used for these senses in English:

  • boil A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
  • cistus A rockrose; a plant of the genus Cistus.
  • cyst A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.

boil — full definition

  1. verb To heat a liquid until it bubbles and turns to vapor.
  2. noun A painful, swollen, pus-filled lump on the skin caused by infection.

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