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(zoology) A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.
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acephalocyst
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acephalocyst
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Noun
(zoology)
A
larval
entozoön
in
the
form
of
a
subglobular
or
oval
vesicle,
or
hydatid,
filled
with
fluid,
sometimes
found
in
the
tissues
of
man
and
the
lower
animals;
--
so
called
from
the
absence
of
a
head
or
visible
organs
on
the
vesicle.
These
cysts
are
the
immature
stages
of
certain
tapeworms.
Also
applied
to
similar
cysts
of
different
origin.
Japanese Meaning
（動物学）頭部や明らかな器官が認められない液体を含む球状または楕円形の幼生嚢胞。これはテープワームの未熟な段階として現れ、人間や低位動物の組織内に見られる場合がある。 / （動物学）水嚢とも呼ばれる、液体が充満した卵嚢状の構造で、頭部の欠如により「acephalocyst」と呼ばれる。起源が異なる類似の嚢胞にも適用される。
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(zoology)
A
larval
entozoön
in
the
form
of
a
subglobular
or
oval
vesicle,
or
hydatid,
filled
with
fluid,
sometimes
found
in
the
tissues
of
man
and
the
lower
animals;
--
so
called
from
the
absence
of
a
head
or
visible
organs
on
the
vesicle.
These
cysts
are
the
immature
stages
of
certain
tapeworms.
Also
applied
to
similar
cysts
of
different
origin.
（ plural ）
