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acephalocysts

acephalocysts is the plural of acephalocyst.

Meaning of acephalocyst

Noun

acephalocyst (plural acephalocysts)

  1. A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.

Questions about acephalocysts

What is acephalocysts the plural of?
Acephalocysts is the plural of acephalocyst.

Words near acephalocysts in the dictionary

  1. acephalocardia
  2. acephalocheiria
  3. acephalochiria
  4. acephalocyst
  5. acephalocystic
  6. acephalocysts
  7. acephalogasteria
  8. acephalopodia
  9. acephalorrhachia
  10. acephalostomia
  11. acephalothoracia

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