English Explanatory Dictionary

cysticercoid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The larval stage of certain tapeworms, similar in appearance to a cysticercus, but having the scolex filling completely the enclosing cyst.

Word forms

cysticercoid cysticercoids

Etymology

From cysticercus + -oid.

Synonyms

metacestode
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