bladder worm

American

noun

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

bladder worm British

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of bladder worm

First recorded in 1855–60

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bladder worm

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

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

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