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kyon, a dog ; pous, a foot.] With 

 non-retractile claws (zoo/.). 



cyphella (slfeTa) n. [Gk. kyphella, 

 hollow of the ear.] A small cup 

 found on the thallus of certain 

 Lichens (dot.). 



cypsela (sip'sela) n. [Gk. kypsele, a 

 hollow vessel.] An inferior bi- 

 carpellary achene (dot,). 



cyst (sist) n. [Gk. kystis, a bladder.] 

 The enclosing membrane (as distinct 

 from the protoplasm) around a 

 resting cell or apocyte (zoo/.) ; a 

 bladder or air vesicle in certain 

 Seaweeds (dot.). 



cystein (sis'tein) . [Gk. kystis, a 

 bladder.] A proteid decomposition 

 product (phys.). 



cystenchyma (sisteng'kima) n. [Gk. 

 kystis, a bladder ; engchyma, in- 

 fusion.] A parenchyma in sponges 

 with large vesicular cell-structure 

 (zoo/.). 



cystencytes (sis'te"nslts) n. flu. [Gk. 

 kystis, a bladder ; kytos, hollow.] 

 In sponges, collencytes which have 

 acquired a vesicular structure 

 (zoo/.). 



cystic (sls'tlk) a. [Gk. kystis, a bladder.] 

 Pert, a cyst (dial.) ; pert, the gall or 

 urinary bladder (anat.). 



cysticercoid (sis'tiseYkoid) a. [Gk. 

 kystis, a bladder ; kerkos, a tail ; 

 eidos, form.] Appl. the bladder- 

 worm stage of tape-worms (zoo/.). 



cysticercus (sis'tiser'kus) n. [Gk. 

 kystis, a bladder ; kerkos, a tail.] 

 The larval form or bladderworm 

 stage of certain tape-worms (zoo/.). 



cysticolous (sistik'blus) a. [Gk. kystis, 

 a bladder ; L. colere, to inhabit.] 

 Living in a cyst (zoo/.). 



cystid (sis'tld) n. [Gk. kystis, a 

 bladder.] A fossil form of any of 

 the Cystoidea (pal.). 



cystidium (sistid'ium) n. [Gk. kystis, 

 a bladder.] A large inflated cell in 

 the hymenial layer of some Fungi 

 (dot.). 



cystoarian (sis'toa'rlan) a. [Gk. kystts, 

 a bladder.] Appl. gonads when 

 they are enclosed in coelomic sacs, 

 as in most Teleosts ; opp. gymno- 

 arian (zoo/.). 



cystocarp (sis'tbkarp) n. [Gk. kystis, 

 a bladder ; karpos, fruit.] Crypto- 

 carp, which see. 



cystocyte*(srs't6sit) n. [Gk. kystis, a 

 bladder ; kytos, hollow.] Cysten- 

 cyte, which see. 



cystogenous (sistoj'Snus) a. Gk. 

 kystis, a bladder ; genos, offspring.] 

 Cell-forming ; appl. large nucleated 

 cells in the cercaria of Distomum 

 which secrete the cyst (zoo/.).' 



cystolith (sis'tolith) n. [Gk. kystis, a 

 bladder ; lithos, a stone.] An ir- 

 regular mass of calcium carbonate 

 found in epidermal cells, as in the 

 nettle (dot.). 



cyston (sis'ton) n. [Gk. kystis, a 

 bladder.] A dactylozooid in the 

 Siphonophora modified for excre- 

 tory purposes (zoo/.). 



cytase (sl'tas) n. [Gk. kytos, hollow.] 

 An enzyme responsible for digesting 

 hemi-celluloses (dot.). 



cytaster (sltas'tgr) n. [Gk. kytos, 

 hollow ; aster, a star.] A star- 

 shaped achromatinic figure consist- 

 ing of the attraction-sphere and 

 aster rays (cyt.). 



cytoblast (sftoblast) n. [Gk. kytos, 

 hollow ; dlastos, a bud.J The cell 

 nucleus ; one of the hypothetical 

 vital units of which a cell is formed 

 (cyt.), 



cytoblastema (sl'tbblaste'ma) n, [Gk. 

 kytos, hollow ; blastema, growth.] 

 The formative material from which 

 cells were supposed to arise 

 (cyt.). 



cytochylema (sl'toklle'ma) n. [Gk. 

 kytos, hollow ; chylos, juice.] Cyto- 

 lymph, which see. 



cytococcus (sl'tokok'us) n. [Gk. kytos, 

 hollow ; kokkos, a grain.] The 

 nucleus of a fertilized egg (zoo/.). 



cytocyst (si'tosist) n. [Gk. kytos, 

 hollow; kystis, a bladder.] The 

 envelope formed by the remains 

 of the host - cell within which 

 the protozoan parasite multiplies 

 (zoo/.). 



cytode (sl'tod) . [Gk. kytos, hollow ; 

 eidos, form.] A non - nucleated 

 protoplasmic mass (cyt.). 



cytodiaeresis (sl'todie'rgsTs) n. [Gk. 

 kytos, hollow ; diairesis, division.] 

 Mitosis. 



cytogamy (sltbg'aml) n. [Gk. kytos, 

 hollow ; gatnos, union.] Conjuga- 

 tion (zoo/.). 



cytogenesis (sftojen'SsIs) n. [Gk. 



