Cytocyst
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cytocyst is a noun meaning (biology) A hollow vesicle, the remains of a host cell occupied by a protozoan parasite.
Meaning
(biology) A hollow vesicle, the remains of a host cell occupied by a protozoan parasite.
Example Sentences
He describes the parasite as occurring in the polymorphonuclear leucocytes, and as consisting of a very characteristic oblong, nucleated, unpigmented body contained in a definite capsule or cytocyst, formed from the body substance of the leucocyte in which the parasite is situated.
Word Forms
- cytocysts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include precyst, cystocarp, cytostome, cystosome, cytococcus, hypnocyst.
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