ENCYSTMENT
Etymology
Noun
encystment (countable and uncountable, plural encystments)
The formation of a cyst.
The process of becoming enclosed by a cyst.
Synonyms
• encystation
Source: Wiktionary
En*cyst"ment, n.
1. (Biol.)
Definition: A process which, among some of the lower forms of life, precedes reproduction by budding, fission, spore formation, etc.
Note: The animal (a) first contracts its body to a globular mass (b) and then secretes a transparent cyst (c), after which the mass divides into two or more parts (as in d e), each of which attains freedom by the bursting of the cyst, and becomes an individual animal.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A process by which many internal parasites, esp. in their larval states, become inclosed within a cyst in the muscles, liver, etc. See Trichina.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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