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Encystment

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(1):

(n.) A process which, among some of the lower forms of life, precedes reproduction by budding, fission, spore formation, etc.

(2):

(n.) A process by which many internal parasites, esp. in their larval states, become inclosed within a cyst in the muscles, liver, etc. See Trichina.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Encystment'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/encystment.html. 1828.
 
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