cysticercoid

(sis′tə sʉr′ko̵id′)

adjective

of or like a cysticercus

noun

the larva of certain tapeworms, similar to a cysticercus but having a much smaller bladder

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cys·ti·cer·coid

noun

The larval stage of certain tapeworms, resembling a cysticercus but having the scolex completely filling the enclosing cyst.

Origin: cysticerc(us) + -oid.

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