Cysticercus meaning
The larval stage of many tapeworms, consisting of a single invaginated scolex enclosed in a fluid-filled cyst.
noun
The larva of certain tapeworms, parasitic in an intermediate host, in which the head and neck are partly enclosed in a bladderlike cyst; bladderworm.
noun
The larval stage of many tapeworms, consisting of a single invaginated scolex enclosed in a fluid-filled cyst.
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Origin of cysticercus
New Latin Greek kustis bladder cyst Greek kerkos tail