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sarcocyst

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sarcocyst /sar·co·cyst/ (-sist)
1. a protozoan of the genus Sarcocystis.
2. a cylindrical cyst containing parasitic spores, found in muscles of those infected with Sarcocystis.
sarcocyst [sahr´ko-sist]
1. any member of the genus Sarcocystis.
2. a cylindrical cyst containing parasitic spores, found in the muscles of those infected with Sarcocystis.
sarcocyst
any member of, or any cyst formed by, Sarcocystis spp.
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