encyst

[ en-sist ]
/ ɛnˈsɪst /

verb (used with or without object) Biology.

to enclose or become enclosed in a cyst.

Origin of encyst

First recorded in 1835–45; en-1 + cyst

OTHER WORDS FROM encyst

en·cyst·ment, en·cys·ta·tion, noun un·en·cyst·ed, adjective

Words nearby encyst

encyclical, encyclopedia, encyclopedic, encyclopedism, encyclopedist, encyst, encysted calculus, end, end around, end artery, end brush

Example sentences from the Web for encyst

  • Thence they are apt to migrate or stray into the lungs and liver, where they encyst themselves.

    Parasites |T. Spencer Cobbold

  • The Cercari part with their tails, and subsequently they encyst themselves on or within the surface of the body of some mollusk.

    Parasites |T. Spencer Cobbold

British Dictionary definitions for encyst

encyst
/ (ɛnˈsɪst) /

verb

biology to enclose or become enclosed by a cyst, thick membrane, or shell

Derived forms of encyst

encysted, adjective encystment or encystation, noun

Medical definitions for encyst

encyst
[ ĕn-sĭst′ ]

v.

To enclose or become enclosed in a cyst.

Other words from encyst

en•cyst′ment null n.