oocyst

[ oh-uh-sist ]
/ ˈoʊ əˌsɪst /

noun Biology.

the encysted zygotic stage in the life cycle of some sporozoans.

Origin of oocyst

First recorded in 1870–75; oo- + -cyst

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British Dictionary definitions for oocyst

oocyst
/ (ˈəʊəˌsɪst) /

noun

an encysted zygote of sporozoan protozoans that undergoes sporogony to produce infective sporozoites

Medical definitions for oocyst

oocyst
[ ōə-sĭst′ ]

n.

A thick-walled structure in which sporozoan zygotes develop and that serves to transfer them to new hosts.