Difference between revisions of "Temporary cyst"

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A transient cyst with a pellicle and produced by ecdysis. Temporary cysts are formed in response to adverse conditions or during eleutheroschisis. The preferred synonym of ecdysal cyst (named after the process) or pellicle cyst (named after the wall type).