Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cytocyst

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cy-to-cyst
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hollow vesicle, the remains of a host cell occupied by a protozoan parasite.

Example Sentences

"He describes the parasite as occurring in the polymorphonuclear leucocytes, and as consisting of a very characteristic oblong, nucleated, unpigmented body contained in a definite capsule or cytocyst, formed from the body substance of the leucocyte in which the parasite is situated."

Etymology

From cyto- + cyst.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: cyto

Inflected Forms

cytocysts (plural)

Questions

What does cytocyst mean?: A hollow vesicle, the remains of a host cell occupied by a protozoan parasite.
Where does cytocyst come from?: From cyto- + cyst.

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