- en|cyst|ment
- en|cyst|ment «ehn SIHST muhnt», noun.1. an enclosing or becoming enclosed in a cyst or sac2. the state of being encysted.
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cyst — cyst·adenoma; cyst·ous; dac·ry·o·cyst; ec·to·cyst; en·cyst; en·cyst·ment; en·do·cyst; ex·cyst; het·ero·cyst; hyp·no·cyst; lith·o·cyst; mac·ro·cyst; mi·cro·cyst; nem·a·to·cyst; ole·o·cyst; oo·cyst; oto·cyst; ovi·cyst; peri·cyst; phyl·lo·cyst;… … English syllables
ment — abate·ment; al·i·ment; ap·prove·ment; aug·ment; ce·ment; com·ment; com·part·ment; com·ple·ment; com·pli·ment; con·sign·ment; de·ment; de·part·ment; dis·place·ment; doc·u·ment; el·e·ment; en·ti·tle·ment; en·vi·ron·ment; es·tab·lish·ment;… … English syllables
encystment — en·cyst·ment … English syllables
excystment — ex·cyst·ment … English syllables
Encystment — En*cyst ment, n. 1. (Biol.) A process which, among some of the lower forms of life, precedes reproduction by budding, fission, spore formation, etc. [1913 Webster] Note: The animal (a) first contracts its body to a globular mass (b) and then… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
encyst — en·cyst in sist, en vt to enclose in or as if in a cyst <an encysted tumor> vi to form or become enclosed in a cyst <protozoans encysting in order to resist desiccation> en·cyst·ment sis(t) mənt n … Medical dictionary
excyst — ex·cyst .ek(s) sist vi to emerge from a cyst <the metacercariae excyst in the duodenum (W. A. D. Anderson)> ex·cys·ta·tion .ek(s) .sis tā shən n ex·cyst·ment .ek(s) sist mənt n … Medical dictionary
ex — ex·act; ex·am·ine; ex·am·ple; ex·animate; ex·arch; ex·as·per·ate; ex·cel·lent; ex·centric; ex·cept; ex·cerpt; ex·cess; ex·change; ex·che·quer; ex·cip·i·ent; ex·cise; ex·cit·ant; ex·claim; ex·clu·sion·ist; ex·clu·sive; ex·com·mu·ni·cate;… … English syllables
encyst — en•cyst [[t]ɛnˈsɪst[/t]] v. t. v. i. phl to enclose or become enclosed in a cyst • Etymology: 1835–45 en•cyst′ment, en cys•ta′tion, n … From formal English to slang
encystment — The condition of being or becoming encysted. * * * en·cyst·ment (en sistґmənt) the process or condition of being or becoming encysted … Medical dictionary
