metacercaria

English

metacercaria in the life cycle of Fasciola hepatica

Etymology

From meta- +‎ cercaria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɛtəsɜː(ɹ)ˈkɛəɹɪə/

Noun

metacercaria (plural metacercarias or metacercariae)

1. The encysted stage of a trematode parasite (flukes) in the tissues of an intermediate host.
   • 1957, Charles Franklin Craig, Ernest Carroll Faust, Craig and Faust's Clinical Parasitology, page 561:

     The metacercarias excyst in the duodenum and migrate through the intestinal wall into the body cavity […]

Derived terms

• metacercarial

Spanish

Noun

metacercaria f (plural metacercarias)

1. metacercaria