Acephalocyst

Etymology

Greek akefalos without a head + kystis bladder

Pronunciation

a-ceph*a-lo-cyst

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aah-SEPH-a-lo-sist

Noun

1. (Zoölogy): 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.