"encyst" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɛnˈsɪst/ [UK, US], /ɪnˈsɪst/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-encyst.ogg Forms: encysts [present, singular, third-person], encysting [participle, present], encysted [participle, past], encysted [past]
Rhymes: -ɪst Etymology: From en- + cyst. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|cyst}} en- + cyst Head templates: {{en-verb}} encyst (third-person singular simple present encysts, present participle encysting, simple past and past participle encysted)
  1. (transitive) To enclose within a cyst. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Pathology Translations (To enclose within a cyst.): inkapselen (Dutch), incistarsi (Italian)
    Sense id: en-encyst-en-verb-wwSy~5OS Disambiguation of Pathology: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'To enclose within a cyst.': 83 17
  2. (intransitive) To be enclosed within a cyst. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Pathology
    Sense id: en-encyst-en-verb-EXvUv6lD Disambiguation of Pathology: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: incyst [archaic]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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