Medical Definition of Metacercaria
1. The post-cercarial encysted stage in the life history of a fluke, prior to transfer to the definitive host. Some cercariae attach themselves to grass or other vegetation, form metacercaria, and later are ingested by herbivores, as in Fasciola and similar forms; others encyst in muscles of fish, as in Clonorchis, or in crayfish, as in Paragonimus. Origin: meta-+ G. Kerkos, tail (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Metacercaria
Literary usage of Metacercaria
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories edited by Jonathan Y. Richmond, Robert W. McKinney (1994)
"... 109, 117, 169 Machupo 135-137 Malaria 158 Marburg 3, 11, 135-137, 160, 162,
163 Mask 23, 30 Mastomys natalensis 136 metacercaria 76, 77 Mice 80-82, 87, ..."
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