cysticercus

American

[sis-tuh-sur-kuhs] / ˌsɪs təˈsɜr kəs /

noun

the larva of certain tapeworms, having the head retracted into a bladderlike structure; a bladder worm.

cysticercus British

/ ˌsɪstɪˈsɜːkəs /

noun

an encysted larval form of many tapeworms, consisting of a head (scolex) inverted in a fluid-filled bladder See also hydatid coenurus

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noun

cysticerci

plural

Etymology

Origin of cysticercus

1835–45; < New Latin < Greek kýsti ( s ) bladder, cyst + kérkos tail

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