Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acephalocyst

/ɑˈsɛfəloʊsɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: acephalo-cyst
IPA: /ɑˈsɛfəloʊsɪst/

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκέφαλος (aképhalos, “headless”) + κύστις (kústis, “bladder”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἀκέφαλος

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɑˈsɛfəloʊsɪst/

Inflected Forms

acephalocysts (plural)

Derived Forms

acephalocystic

Questions

How do you pronounce acephalocyst?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɑˈsɛfəloʊsɪst/.
What does acephalocyst mean?: A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.
Where does acephalocyst come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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