See Also: metacyclic(dictionary)

metacyclic (iou)



metacyclic adjective & noun. L19.
[from META- + CYCLIC.]
A. adjective.
Math. Of or pertaining to the permutation of a set of elements in a cycle. L19.
Biology & Medicine. Designating the form that some trypanosomes assume in the intermediate (invertebrate) host, in which they are infective for the vertebrate host. E20.
b. noun. Biology & Medicine. A metacyclic trypanosome. M20.