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Definition of Encystment

1. n. A process which, among some of the lower forms of life, precedes reproduction by budding, fission, spore formation, etc.

Definition of Encystment

1. Noun. The formation of a cyst ¹

2. Noun. The process of becoming enclosed by a cyst ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Encystment

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Medical Definition of Encystment

1. 1. A process which, among some of the lower forms of life, precedes reproduction by budding, fission, spore formation, etc. The animal (a) first contracts its body to a globular mass (b) and then secretes a transparent cyst (c), after which the mass divides into two or more parts (as in d e), each of which attains freedom by the bursting of the cyst, and becomes an individual animal. 2. A process by which many internal parasites, especially. In their larval states, become inclosed within a cyst in the muscles, liver, etc. See Trichina. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Encystment

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Protozoa by Gary Nathan Calkins (1901)
"E. encystment encystment is undoubtedly a widespread phenomenon among the Sarcodina, although it is apparently absent altogether in the marine forms ..."

2. Essays Upon Heredity and Kindred Biological Problems by August Weismann (1891)
"But it is not right to conclude from this that there is an internal necessity which leads to encystment, that is to say to identify this process with ..."

3. Gunshot Injuries, Their History, Characteristic Features, Complications, and by Thomas Longmore (1895)
"encystment and isolation of foreign bodies.—Whenever a foreign body, especially one presenting irregularities of surface or outline, however slight, ..."

4. Proceedings of the second Pan American scientific congress: Washington, U. S by Glen Levin Swiggett (1917)
"Let us first consider the encystment phase. encystment occurs ordinarily when the conditions in the surrounding medium are adverse, such as desiccation, ..."

5. A Treatise on Zoology by Edwin Ray Lankester (1903)
"The encystment may be accompanied by reproduction, a large number of small ... encystment may be caused by the concentration of the salts in water previous ..."

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