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κύστις

κύστις, the bladder

κύστις, εως, ιος, also ιδος Aen.Tact. 31.12 (cf. infr. II), ἡ: (κύω):—
  • bladder, Il. 5.67, 13.652, S. Fr. 394, Hp. Art. 41, Pl. Ti. 91a, Ph. Bel. 102.40, etc.; ὥσπερ κύστιν φυσᾶν, of the wind swelling out the clouds, Ar. Nu. 405; κ. ὑεία used as a pouch, Id. Fr. 504; οἴνου κύστεις μεστάς Phanod. 19.
    • II in pl. κύστιδες, bags under the eye, Arist. Phgn. 811b14: sg., Adam. 1.22.
    • III ulcer on horseʼs back, Hippiatr. 26.

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