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单词 encyst
释义

encyst

[ en-sist ]
/ ɛnˈsɪst /

verb (used with or without object) Biology.

to enclose or become enclosed in a cyst.

Origin of encyst

First recorded in 1835–45; en-1 + cyst

OTHER WORDS FROM encyst

en·cyst·ment, en·cys·ta·tion, nounun·en·cyst·ed, adjective

Words nearby encyst

encyclical, encyclopedia, encyclopedic, encyclopedism, encyclopedist, encyst, encysted calculus, end, end-all, endamage, endameba
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Example sentences from the Web for encyst

  • Thence they are apt to migrate or stray into the lungs and liver, where they encyst themselves.

    Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold
  • The Cercari part with their tails, and subsequently they encyst themselves on or within the surface of the body of some mollusk.

    Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold

British Dictionary definitions for encyst

encyst
/ (ɛnˈsɪst) /

verb

biology to enclose or become enclosed by a cyst, thick membrane, or shell

Derived forms of encyst

encysted, adjectiveencystment or encystation, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for encyst

encyst
[ ĕn-sĭst ]

v.

To enclose or become enclosed in a cyst.

Other words from encyst

en•cystment null n.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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