sporocyst
spo·ro·cyst
noun \-ˌsist\Definition of SPOROCYST
1
: a case or cyst secreted by some sporozoans preliminary to sporogony; also : a sporozoan encysted in such a case
2
: a saccular body that is the first asexual reproductive form of a digenetic trematode, develops from a miracidium, and buds off cells from its inner surface which develop into rediae
Origin of SPOROCYST
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First Known Use: 1861
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