precysticadj.

Brit.

/priːˈsɪstɪk/, U.S.

/priˈsɪstɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, cystic adj.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + cystic adj.

Zoology.

Of a parasitic protozoan: that is preparing to encyst.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > protozoa > [adjective] > preparing to encyst

precystic1917

1917 Lancet 19 May 756/1 A stage in the developmental cycle of Ent[amœba] histolytica , probably a precystic trophozoite stage.

1956 New Biol. 21 92 A generation of small amoebae with clear cytoplasm is produced—the precystic amoebae.

2000 S. P. V. Ahmadjian Symbiosis (ed. 2) ix. 134 In the spring, at the onset of the frog's breeding period, the symbionts divide rapidly and produce small, precystic forms.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	precystic
释义	precysticadj. Brit. /priːˈsɪstɪk/, U.S. /priˈsɪstɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, cystic adj. Etymology: < pre- prefix + cystic adj. Zoology. Of a parasitic protozoan: that is preparing to encyst. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > protozoa > [adjective] > preparing to encyst precystic1917 1917 Lancet 19 May 756/1 A stage in the developmental cycle of Ent[amœba] histolytica , probably a precystic trophozoite stage. 1956 New Biol. 21 92 A generation of small amoebae with clear cytoplasm is produced—the precystic amoebae. 2000 S. P. V. Ahmadjian Symbiosis (ed. 2) ix. 134 In the spring, at the onset of the frog's breeding period, the symbionts divide rapidly and produce small, precystic forms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1917
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