Difference between revisions of "oocyst"
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|etymology=Greek <i>oion</i>, egg; <i>kystis</i>, pouch | |etymology=Greek <i>oion</i>, egg; <i>kystis</i>, pouch | ||
| − | |definition=The cystic form in the parasitic protozoans (<i>Apicomplexa</i>), resulting from sporogony; may be hard covered, with a resistant membrane (<i>Eimera</i>) or be naked (<i>Plasmodium</i>). | + | |definition=The [[cystic]] form in the [[parasitic]] protozoans (<i>Apicomplexa</i>), resulting from [[sporogony]]; may be hard covered, with a resistant [[membrane]] (<i>Eimera</i>) or be [[naked]] (<i>Plasmodium</i>). |
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