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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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

cysticerci

plural

Etymology

Origin of cysticercus

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

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The larvae forms of these taeniae are the Cysticercus tennicollis, Coenurus cerebralis and Echinococcus polymorphus.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.

Another parasite found in the muscles of the pig is known as the Cysticercus cellulosus, and the animals afflicted by it are said to have the measles.

From Four Months in a Sneak-Box by Bishop, Nathaniel H. (Nathaniel Holmes)

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