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Where does “fibrocystic” come from?

fibrocystic (English) comes from English cystic, from Middle French cystique, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

fibrocystic (English): Having increased fibrosis together with increased...

Definitions

  1. Having increased fibrosis together with increased...

Ancestry of “fibrocystic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcysticOf or pertaining to a cyst; Of or pertaining to...
2Middle Frenchcystique—
3Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
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