acephalocyst
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἀκέφαλος (aképhalos, “headless”) + κύστις (kústis, “bladder”).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɑˈsɛfəloʊsɪst/, /əˈsɛfəloʊsɪst/
Noun edit
acephalocyst (plural acephalocysts)
- (zoology) 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.
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Translations edit
larval entozoön
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