• (n.) A cyst in which some unicellular organisms temporarily inclose themselves, from which they emerge unchanged, after a period of drought or deficiency of food. In some instances, a process of spore formation seems to occur within such cysts.
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Hyp'no·cyst noun [ Greek ... sleep + English
cyst .]
(Biol.) A cyst in which some unicellular organisms temporarily inclose themselves, from which they emerge unchanged, after a period of drought or deficiency of food. In some instances, a process of spore formation seems to occur within su...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: hip′nō-sist Definitions: 1. A quiescent or 'sleeping' cyst; an encysted protozoon, the reproductive activity of which is in abeyance.
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