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Definition of metacyclic in English: metacyclicadjective ˌmɛtəˈsʌɪklɪk 1Mathematics. Of or relating to the permutation of a set of elements in a cycle; (of a group G) containing a normal subgroup N that is cyclic, such that the quotient G/N is cyclic. 2Medicine and Zoology. Of, relating to, or designating the final stage of development of trypanosomes in the intermediate (invertebrate) host, at which stage they are infective to the vertebrate host.
noun ˌmɛtəˈsʌɪklɪk Zoology and Medicine. A metacyclic trypanosome.
Origin Late 19th century. From meta- + cyclic, after German metacyclisch. Definition of metacyclic in US English: metacyclicadjectiveˌmɛtəˈsʌɪklɪk 1Mathematics. Of or relating to the permutation of a set of elements in a cycle; (of a group G) containing a normal subgroup N that is cyclic, such that the quotient G/N is cyclic. 2Medicine and Zoology. Of, relating to, or designating the final stage of development of trypanosomes in the intermediate (invertebrate) host, at which stage they are infective to the vertebrate host.
nounˌmɛtəˈsʌɪklɪk Zoology and Medicine. A metacyclic trypanosome.
Origin Late 19th century. From meta- + cyclic, after German metacyclisch. |