cycle

(si'kl) [G. kyklos, circle.] recurrent series of events. recurring period of time, car'diac c, the complete round of cardiac cystole and dias tole with the intervals between, endog'enous c the growth and reproduction of the malarial parasite, or other hematozoon, within the body of the vertebrate host, exog'enous c, the sexual stage pa ed by the malarial parasite, or similar hematozoon, in the body of the invertebrate host. life c, the entire life history of the malarial or other blood parasite in the bodies of the vertebrate and invertebrate hosts.