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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)
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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)