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单词 encysting
释义

encyst

verb

en·​cyst in-ˈsist How to pronounce encyst (audio)
en-
encysted; encysting; encysts

transitive verb

: to enclose in a cyst

intransitive verb

: to form or become enclosed in a cyst
encystment
in-ˈsis(t)-mənt How to pronounce encyst (audio)
en-
noun

Word History

First Known Use

1720, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Medical Definition

encyst

transitive verb

en·​cyst in-ˈsist, en- How to pronounce encyst (audio)
: 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

encysting

verb

present participle of encyst
as in encapsuling

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • encapsuling
  • ensphering
  • encapsulating
  • ensheathing
  • surrounding
  • enlacing
  • armoring
  • cocooning
  • encircling
  • enframing
  • enwombing
  • enfolding
  • encaging
  • ringing
  • encompassing
  • immuring
  • restricting
  • confining
  • limiting
  • bounding
  • circumscribing
  • framing
  • housing
  • including
  • containing
  • enveloping
  • closeting
  • cooping (up)
  • caging
  • hedging
  • enclosing
  • encasing
  • penning
  • mewing (up)
  • hemming (in)
  • boxing (in)
  • fencing (in)
  • walling (in)
  • inclosing
  • corralling
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