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cytocyst

cytocyst noun: a hollow vesicle, the remains of a host cell occupied by a protozoan parasite.

Noun

cytocyst (plural cytocysts)

  1. A hollow vesicle, the remains of a host cell occupied by a protozoan parasite.
    • He describes the parasite as occurring in the polymorphonuclear leucocytes, and as consisting of a very characteristic oblong, nucleated, unpigmented body contained in a definite capsule or cytocyst, formed from the body substance of the leucocyte in which the parasite is situated.1906, Scientific Memoirs by Officers of the Medical and Sanitary Departments of the Government of India, number 26

Forms of cytocyst

pluralcytocysts

Origin of cytocyst

From cyto- + cyst.

Questions about cytocyst

What does cytocyst mean?
Cytocyst means a hollow vesicle, the remains of a host cell occupied by a protozoan parasite.
What part of speech is cytocyst?
Cytocyst is a noun.
What is the plural of cytocyst?
The plural of cytocyst is cytocysts.

Words near cytocyst in the dictionary

  1. cytocomplexes
  2. cytocortex
  3. cytocortical
  4. cytocrine
  5. cytocuprein
  6. cytocyst
  7. cytocysts
  8. cytode
  9. cytodegeneration
  10. cytodegenerative
  11. cytodeme

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