"cytocyst" meaning in All languages combined

See cytocyst on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: cytocysts [plural]
Etymology: From cyto- + cyst. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|cyto|cyst}} cyto- + cyst Head templates: {{en-noun}} cytocyst (plural cytocysts)
  1. (biology) A hollow vesicle, the remains of a host cell occupied by a protozoan parasite. Categories (topical): Biology

Inflected forms

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