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neurocysticercosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The presence of larval cysts of Taenia solium, the pork tapeworm, in the parenchyma of the brain, often associated with seizures and sometimes fatal.

Pronunciation

/ˌn(j)ʊəɹəˌsɪstɪsɜː(ɹ)ˈkəʊsɪs/

Word forms

neurocysticercosis neurocysticercoses

Etymology

From neuro- + cysticercosis.

Derived words

neurocysticercotic
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