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encyst

en·cyst

vt \in-ˈsist, en-\

: to enclose in or as if in a cyst <an encysted tumor>

intransitive verb

: to form or become enclosed in a cyst <protozoans encysting in order to resist desiccation>

—en·cyst·ment \-ˈsis(t)-mənt\ noun

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