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Adjective: encysted
  1. Enclosed in (or as if in) a cyst
Verb: encyst  en'sist
  1. To inclose in a cyst
    "The liberated cercariae showed a preference to encyst in the uninfected area"

See also: cyst

Encyclopedia: Encyst