Encyst
[en'sist]
Definition
(v. t.) To inclose in a cyst.
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Definition
v.t. or v.i. to enclose or become enclosed in a cyst or vesicle.—ns. Encystā′tion Encyst′ment.—adj. Encyst′ed.
Checked by Leda
Examples
- Six months for the projectile to encyst before the knee can be opened safely. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The foreign bodies must be allowed to encyst and the synovial fluid will re-form. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Then when it was encysted we would operate. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I could not conscientiously open a knee like that before the projectile was encysted. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
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