hematocyst

[ hi-mat-uh-sist, hee-muh-tuh-, hem-uh- ]
/ hɪˈmæt əˌsɪst, ˈhi mə tə-, ˈhɛm ə- /

noun Pathology.

a cyst containing blood.

Origin of hematocyst

First recorded in 1850–55; hemato- + -cyst

Words nearby hematocyst

hematochyluria, hematocolpometra, hematocolpos, hematocrit, hematocryal, hematocyst, hematocystis, hematocyte, hematocyturia, hematogenesis, hematogenetic calculus

Medical definitions for hematocyst

hematocyst
[ hē′mə-tō-sĭst′, hĭ-măt′ə- ]

n.

hemorrhagic cyst