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metacyst

metacyst noun: the cystic stage of a parasite (within a host).

Noun

metacyst (plural metacysts)

  1. The cystic stage of a parasite (within a host)

Forms of metacyst

pluralmetacysts

Origin of metacyst

From meta- + cyst?

Questions about metacyst

What does metacyst mean?
Metacyst means the cystic stage of a parasite (within a host).
What part of speech is metacyst?
Metacyst is a noun.
What is the plural of metacyst?
The plural of metacyst is metacysts.

Words near metacyst in the dictionary

  1. metacycline
  2. metacyclogenesis
  3. metacyclogenic
  4. metacyclophane
  5. metacyclophanes
  6. metacyst
  7. metacystic
  8. metacysts
  9. metadata
  10. metadatabase
  11. metadatabases

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