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AcephalocystenUS
A`ceph´a`lo`cyst
n. | 1. | (Zool.) 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. |
acephalocystenUS
acephalocyst[ā′sef·ə·lə‚sist] (invertebrate zoology) An abnormal cyst of the Echinococcus granulosus larva, lacking a head and brood capsules, found in human organs. acephalocystenUS
a·ceph·a·lo·cyst (ā-sef'ă-lō-sist), A serile hydatid cyst, so called because it fails to develop scoleces (tapeworm heads). [G. a- priv. + kephalē, head, + kystis, bladder] acephalocyst (ā″sef″ă-lō-sist″) [ acephal(ia) + cyst] A sterile hydatid cyst. |