Consisting of or containing several or numerous cysts; specifically designating or relating to a congenitally dysplastic kidney in which normal parenchyma is virtually replaced by a cluster of cysts.
Origin
1930s.
Definition of multicystic in US English:
multicystic
adjective
Consisting of or containing several or numerous cysts; specifically designating or relating to a congenitally dysplastic kidney in which normal parenchyma is virtually replaced by a cluster of cysts.