"encystment" meaning in English

See encystment in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: encystments [plural]
Etymology: From en- + cyst + -ment. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|en|cyst|ment}} en- + cyst + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} encystment (countable and uncountable, plural encystments)
  1. The formation of a cyst. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pathology
    Sense id: en-encystment-en-noun-TMCPN6i0 Disambiguation of Pathology: 89 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17
  2. The process of becoming enclosed by a cyst. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-encystment-en-noun-v-Dixkx4 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with en- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: encystation

Inflected forms

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