Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CYST'IC, a.

Pertaining to a cyst, or contained in a cyst. The cystic duct is the membranous canal that conveys the bile from the hepatic duct into the gall-bladder. The cystic artery is a branch of the hepatic. – Hooper. Cystic oxyd, a name given to a peculiar substance, supposed to be generated in the bladder or rather in the kidneys. – Ure.