English Explanatory Dictionary

cysticercosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A parasitic infestation of the voluntary muscles, lungs, central nervous system and other organs, caused by the ingestion of eggs of the tapeworm Taenia solium.

Word forms

cysticercosis cysticercoses

Etymology

From cysticercus + -osis. Also refer to -sis.

Synonyms

porcine measles sheep measles

Derived words

cysticercal cysticercotic neurocysticercosis
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