Cysticercus meaning

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The larval stage of many tapeworms, consisting of a single invaginated scolex enclosed in a fluid-filled cyst.
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The larva of certain tapeworms, parasitic in an intermediate host, in which the head and neck are partly enclosed in a bladderlike cyst; bladderworm.
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The larval stage of many tapeworms, consisting of a single invaginated scolex enclosed in a fluid-filled cyst.
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The larval stage of any of several tapeworms, having a fluid-filled cyst enclosing a scolex.
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Origin of cysticercus

New Latin Greek kustis bladder cyst Greek kerkos tail

Sentence Examples

  • A, Cysticercus bovis in beef; nat.

  • B, invaginated head of a Cysticercus before the formation of the suckers; X 25.

  • C, invaginated head of Cysticercus cellulosae, showing the bent neck and receptacle r; X 30.

  • E, F, result of digestion of cysticercus in the stomach of the dog.

  • This form of larva is known as a cysticercus.

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