CYSTICERCUS


Meaning of CYSTICERCUS in English

[cys.ti.cer.cus] n, pl -cer.ci [NL, fr. cyst- + Gk kerkos tail] (ca. 1871): a tapeworm larva that consists of a fluid-filled sac containing an invaginated scolex and is situated in the tissues of an intermediate host

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