ectocyst

ectocyst
The outer layer of a hydatid cyst. [ecto- + G. kystis, bladder]

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ec·to·cyst 'ek-tə-.sist n the external layer of a hydatid cyst

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ec·to·cyst (ekґto-sist) the outer layer of a hydatid cyst.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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