Metacystic

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to a metacyst not-comparable

    "After ingestion by the host, tetra-nucleated metacystic amoebae emerge in the small intestine (excystation) and undergo several divisions to yield eight trophic amoebae [27 –29 ]."

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"After ingestion by the host, tetra-nucleated metacystic amoebae emerge in the small intestine (excystation) and undergo several divisions to yield eight trophic amoebae [27 –29 ]."

Etymology

From metacyst + -ic.

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