bladder worm

noun

1. the bladderlike, encysted larva of a tapeworm; a cysticercus or hydatid.

bladder worm

noun

1. an encysted saclike larva of the tapeworm. The main types are cysticercus, hydatid and coenurus

Word History and Origins

Origin of bladder worm¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

In from six to ten weeks after being received into the intestine of a man, these bladder worms become full grown, and measure from ten to thirty feet in length—the tapeworms.

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To parasites of the kidney belong the echinococcus, the larval, or bladder worm, stage of the small echinococcus tapeworm of the dog.

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