'Cystic worm' definitions:

Definition of 'Cystic worm'

From: GCIDE
  • Cystic \Cyst"ic\ (s?s"t?k), a. [Cf. F. cystique.]
  • 1. Having the form of, or living in, a cyst; as, the cystic entozoa. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Containing cysts; cystose; as, cystic sarcoma. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or contained in, a cyst; esp., pertaining to, or contained in, either the urinary bladder or the gall bladder. [1913 Webster]
  • Cystic duct, the duct from the gall bladder which unites with the hepatic to form the common bile duct.
  • Cystic worm (Zool.), a larval tape worm, as the cysticercus and echinococcus. [1913 Webster] Cysticerce