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encyst [ɛnˈsɪst] vb (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology to enclose or become enclosed by a cyst, thick membrane, or shell encysted adj encystment , encystation n How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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They are released into the freshwater environment and attach, penetrate, and encyst as metacercariae in susceptible second intermediate hosts. But for the cinema and television producers of France, the real question is not how to encyst themselves in an impregnable shell of protectionism, but rather how to go out and conquer other publics, and in particular, how to reach the vast American public. The cercariae penetrate under the scales of a susceptible fish, which serves as the second intermediate host; they encyst as metacercaria, mainly in the fish body muscles. |
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