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Definition of "acephalocyst"

acephalocyst

/ɑˈsɛfəloʊsɪst/
  • noun

    plural acephalocysts

    1. (zoology) 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.

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