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metacercaria /meta·cer·ca·ria/ (-ser-kar´e-ah) pl. metacerca´riae the encysted resting or maturing stage of a trematode parasite in the tissues of an intermediate host or on vegetation.

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n. pl. met·a·cer·car·i·ae (-

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The encysted maturing stage of a trematode in its intermediate host prior to transfer to the definitive host, usually representing the organism's infectious stage.

Metacercaria (plural, metacercariae)

The encysted stage of a fluke larva that produces infection in human beings.

Mentioned in: Fluke Infections

metacercaria

pl. metacercariae; the encysted resting or maturing stage of a trematode parasite in the tissues of a second intermediate host or on vegetation.

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