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metacercaria

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metacercaria in the life cycle of Fasciola hepatica

Etymology

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From meta- +‎ cercaria.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌmɛtəsɜː(ɹ)ˈkɛəɹɪə/

Noun

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metacercaria (plural metacercarias or metacercariae)

  1. The encysted stage of a trematode parasite (flukes) in the tissues of an intermediate host.
    • 1957, Charles Franklin Craig, Ernest Carroll Faust, Craig and Faust's Clinical Parasitology, page 561:
      The metacercarias excyst in the duodenum and migrate through the intestinal wall into the body cavity […]

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Noun

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metacercaria f (plural metacercarias)

  1. metacercaria
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