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cista
An organism together with the enveloping membrane or wall secreted by that organism; the stage of a protozoan in which the organism is encased in a "cyst wall " ; an encysted organism; a protected or more resistant stage that may be involved in transmission to a new host.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Biology
- Category: Parasitology
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