Encystment vs. Excystment — What's the Difference?

To enclose in or as if in a cyst.

The process, or the result of excysting

To take the form of or become enclosed in a cyst.

The formation of a cyst.

The process of becoming enclosed by a cyst.

A process which, among some of the lower forms of life, precedes reproduction by budding, fission, spore formation, etc.

A process by which many internal parasites, esp. in their larval states, become inclosed within a cyst in the muscles, liver, etc. See Trichina.