# metacercaria

> encysted cercaria which house the intermediate stages of trematode parasites in tissues of an intermediate host

**Wikidata**: [Q3267017](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3267017)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacercaria)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/metacercaria


## References

1. [Source](https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D058488)
2. UMLS 2023