cysticercosis

[ sis-tuh-ser-koh-sis ]

nounPathology.
  1. infestation with the larval form of beef or pork tapeworm, producing fever, malaise, muscle pain, and other symptoms depending on the area of the body affected.

Origin of cysticercosis

1
First recorded in 1900–05; cysticerc(us) + -osis

Words Nearby cysticercosis

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