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cystogenesis

cystogenesis noun: formation of a cyst.

Noun

cystogenesis (uncountable)

  1. formation of a cyst
    • These data suggest that the Mpkd1-2 loci do not promote renal cystogenesis per se, but rather modulate renal cystic disease severity.2015 August 22, “Genetic and Informatic Analyses Implicate Kif12 as a Candidate Gene within the Mpkd2 Locus That Modulates Renal Cystic Disease Severity in the Cys1 cpk Mouse”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of cystogenesis

From cysto- + -genesis.

Questions about cystogenesis

What does cystogenesis mean?
Cystogenesis means formation of a cyst.
What part of speech is cystogenesis?
Cystogenesis is a noun.

Words near cystogenesis in the dictionary

  1. cystofibromas
  2. cystofilobasidiaceous
  3. cystogastric
  4. cystogastrostomies
  5. cystogastrostomy
  6. cystogenesis
  7. cystogenic
  8. cystogenicity
  9. cystogram
  10. cystograms
  11. cystographic

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