sporocyst

noun

spo·​ro·​cyst ˈspȯr-ə-ˌsist 

1

: a case or cyst secreted by some sporozoans preliminary to sporogony

also : a sporozoan encysted in such a case

2

: a saccular body that is the first asexual reproductive form of a digenetic trematode, develops from a miracidium, and buds off cells from its inner surface which develop into rediae

Word History

Etymology

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First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

sporocyst

noun

spo·​ro·​cyst -ˌsist 

1

: a case or cyst secreted by some sporozoans preliminary to sporogony

also : a sporozoan encysted in such a case

2

: a saccular body that is the first asexual reproductive form of a digenetic trematode, develops from a miracidium, and buds off cells from its inner surface which develop into rediae