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metacercaria

/ˌmɛtəsɜː(ɹ)ˈkɛəɹɪə/

metacercaria noun: the encysted stage of a trematode parasite (flukes) in the tissues of an intermediate host.

metacercaria: the encysted stage of a trematode parasite (flukes) in the tissues of an intermediate host
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Noun

metacercaria (plural metacercarias or metacercariae)

  1. The encysted stage of a trematode parasite (flukes) in the tissues of an intermediate host.
    • The metacercarias excyst in the duodenum and migrate through the intestinal wall into the body cavity […]1957, Charles Franklin Craig, Ernest Carroll Faust, Craig and Faust's Clinical Parasitology, page 561

Forms of metacercaria

pluralmetacercarias
pluralmetacercariae

Origin of metacercaria

From meta- + cercaria.

Words formed from metacercaria

Words that rhyme with metacercaria

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Questions about metacercaria

What does metacercaria mean?
Metacercaria means the encysted stage of a trematode parasite (flukes) in the tissues of an intermediate host.
What part of speech is metacercaria?
Metacercaria is a noun.
How do you pronounce metacercaria?
Metacercaria is pronounced /ˌmɛtəsɜː(ɹ)ˈkɛəɹɪə/.
What is the plural of metacercaria?
The plural of metacercaria is metacercarias.

Words near metacercaria in the dictionary

  1. metacentric height
  2. metacentric heights
  3. metacentric stability
  4. metacentricity
  5. metacentrics
  6. metacercaria
  7. metacercariae
  8. metacercarial
  9. metacercarias
  10. metacerebral
  11. metacestode

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