metacercaria

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
21
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ˌmɛtəsɜː(ɹ)ˈkɛəɹɪə/

Definition of metacercaria

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The encysted stage of a trematode parasite (flukes) in the tissues of an intermediate host.
    “The metacercarias excyst in the duodenum and migrate through the intestinal wall into the body cavity […]”

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Etymology

From meta- + cercaria.

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