CYSTOTOME
Cys"to*tome (ss"t-tm), n. Etym: [Gr. cystotome.] (Surg.)
Defn: A knife or instrument used in cystotomy.
CYSTOTOMY
Cys*tot"o*my (ss-tt"-m), n. Etym: [Gr. cystotomie.]
Defn: The act or practice of opening cysts; esp., the operation of cutting into the bladder, as for the extraction of a calculus.
CYTHEREAN
Cyth`er*e"an (sth`r—"an), a. Etym: [L. Cythereus, from Cythera, Gr.
Cerigo, an island in the Ægean Sea, celebrated for the worship of
Venus.]
Defn: Pertaining to the goddess Venus.
CYTOBLAST
Cy"to*blast (s"t-blst), n. Etym: [Gr. -blast.] (Biol.)
Defn: The nucleus of a cell; the germinal or active spot of a cellule, through or in which cell development takes place.
CYTOBLASTEMA
Cy`to*blas*te"ma (-bls-t"m), n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: See Protoplasm.