Medical Definition of Cystacanth

1. The fully developed larva of Acanthocephala, infective to the final host and with an inverted fully formed proboscis characteristic of the adult worm. Origin: cyst-+ G. Akantha, thorn or spine (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cystacanth

cyproterones
cypruses
cypsela
cypselae
cypselas
cypseliform
cyrilla
cyrilla family
cyrilovite
cyriologic
cyst
cyst and decease
cyst thyroglossal
cystacanth (current term)
cystadenocarcinoma
cystadenoma
cystalgia
cystamine
cystaphos
cystathionase
cystathionine
cystathionine beta-lyase
cystathionine beta-synthase
cystathionine gamma-lyase
cystathionine gamma-synthase
cystathioninuria
cystatin
cystatins

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