encystment
Noun
Meaning
A process which, among some of the lower forms of life, precedes reproduction by budding, fission, spore formation, etc.
A process by which many internal parasites, esp. in their larval states, become inclosed within a cyst in the muscles, liver, etc. See Trichina.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
bursa
sac
cavity
pocket
bubble
sack
pouch
abscess
blister
cyst
pustule
vesicle
ampulla
hydatid
spherule
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