Used in a Sentence

cystic

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for cystic.

Editorial note

For Cystic Fibrosis, the FDA denied inhaled mannitol, a dry powder, due to lung bleeds in trials.

Examples18
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Of or pertaining to a cyst.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of cystic gathered in one view.

adjective

Of or pertaining to a cyst.

adjective

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the gall bladder or the urinary bladder.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cystic.

adjective

Of or pertaining to a cyst.

adjective

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the gall bladder or the urinary bladder.

Example sentences

1

For Cystic Fibrosis, the FDA denied inhaled mannitol, a dry powder, due to lung bleeds in trials.

2

It's a bit worse than anxiety-related feelings but we do need things like cures to cancers, cystic fibrosis, etc.

3

The cost to cover kids against genetic disease should go up if my spouse and I are both cystic fibrosis carriers.

4

It could be asthma, or, more interestingly, subclinical cystic fibrosis.

5

The same could have been said of Cystic Fibrosis, yet over the past 30 years, the life expectancy has gone from grade school to into the forties.

6

One of those men might have been born without legs, with cystic fibrosis, or just with genes that predispose him towards long distance running rather than sprinting.

7

Heimlich’s attempts to promote the use of his maneuver on near drowning victims and cystic fibrosis patients, which leading medical experts say is either useless or potentially dangerous.

8

I have a form of Cystic Fibrosis, as does my oldest son.

9

I have Cystic Fibrosis, and therefore I cough a lot.

10

There is a super expensive treatment for cystic fibrosis that only helps about 5% of the population and is something like a quarter million dollars a year and is not a cure.

11

Research on Cystic Fibrosis happens in developed nations because (a) drug/healthcare companies can make money from treating someone with that condition, and (b) people are able to donate to organizations sponsoring research.

12

Here is my story and how I know, which I am fairly sure won’t convince you of anything: I have a form of Cystic Fibrosis, as does my oldest son.

Quote examples

1

Here's a report[0] given to the Sheffield Trust Executive Group talking about cystic fibrosis, one of the recommendations they made included: "...

2

This crisis led to a cutting edge diagnosis of "atypical cystic fibrosis" (relatively mild compared to the traditional diagnosis, but still potentially deadly).

3

After being bedridden for 3 1/2 months, I was diagnosed in May 2001 with "atypical cystic fibrosis".

4

My official diagnosis is "atypical cystic fibrosis." Cystic fibrosis is quite deadly and when I was active on various CF lists, no one believed me that I was, in fact, getting well.

Proper noun examples

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Cystic Fibrosis protects against Typhoid Fever* which is likely why it is so much more common in some populations than others.

2

Cystic fibrosis patients are people who gradually die from antibiotic-resistant infections, something I no longer have.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use cystic in a sentence?

For Cystic Fibrosis, the FDA denied inhaled mannitol, a dry powder, due to lung bleeds in trials.

What does cystic mean?

Of or pertaining to a cyst.

What part of speech is cystic?

cystic is commonly used as adjective.