English edit

Etymology edit

From encyst +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

encysted

  1. simple past and past participle of encyst

Adjective edit

encysted (not comparable)

  1. (medicine) Contained in a cyst.
  2. (figuratively) Embedded, enclosed.
    • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 545:
      This group included many who had been deeply encysted within the corporative fabric of the Bourbon polity – plus many for whom the chips did not fall well.