Usually means: Characterized by many fluid-filled cysts.
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  1. polycystic: Merriam-Webster
  2. polycystic: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. polycystic: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. polycystic: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Polycystic, polycystic: Wordnik
  6. polycystic: Wiktionary
  7. polycystic: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. polycystic: Dictionary.com
  9. Polycystic: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. polycystic: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. polycystic: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. polycystic: Medical dictionary

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▸ adjective:  (medicine) Having many cysts.

Similar:
multicystic, polypathic, monocystic, polysplenic, polycrotic, polysyndromic, multicyclic, polycapillary, polymalformative, polyfollicular, more...

Opposite:
monocystic, unicystic

Phrases:
polycystic kidney, polycystic ovary, polycystic ovaries, polycystic disease, polycystic kidneys, more...

Adjectives:
untreated, familial, typical, bilateral, autosomal, human, dominant, anovulatory

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Similar:
multicystic, polypathic, monocystic, polysplenic, polycrotic, polysyndromic, multicyclic, polycapillary, polymalformative, polyfollicular, more...

Opposite:
monocystic, unicystic

Phrases:
polycystic kidney, polycystic ovary, polycystic ovaries, polycystic disease, polycystic kidneys, polycystic liver, polycystic ovary syndrome, Polycystic kidney disease, polycystic ovarian syndrome, more...

Adjectives:
untreated, familial, typical, bilateral, autosomal, human, dominant, anovulatory

Colors:
    lavender,     teal,     purple,     pink,     blue, more...



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