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spo·ro·cyst
\ˈspōrə, ˈspȯrə+ˌ-\ noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary spor- + cyst
1. : a unicellular resting cell that may give rise to asexual spores (as in various myxomycetes and algae) — compare sporangium
2.
a. : a case or cyst secreted by some sporozoans preliminary to sporogony; also : a sporozoan encysted in such a case
b. : a saccular body that is the first reproductive form of a digenetic trematode in the molluscan host and buds off cells from its inner surface which develop into rediae within the cavity of the sporocyst
• spo·ro·cystic \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+\ adjective
• spo·ro·cystid \“+\ noun -s |