cysticercus

(-kəs)

the larva of certain tapeworms, parasitic in an intermediate host, in which the head and neck are partly enclosed in a bladderlike cyst; bladderworm

Origin: ModL < cysti- (var. of cysto-) + Gr kerkos, tail

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cys·ti·cer·cus

noun pl. cysticerci cys·ti·cer·ci (-sīˌ)

The larval stage of many tapeworms, consisting of a single invaginated scolex enclosed in a fluid-filled cyst.

Origin: New Latin : Greek kustis, bladder; see cyst + Greek kerkos, tail.

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