cysticercus

[ sis-tuh-sur-kuhs ]

noun,plural cys·ti·cer·ci [sis-tuh-sur-sahy]. /ˌsɪs təˈsɜr saɪ/.
  1. the larva of certain tapeworms, having the head retracted into a bladderlike structure; a bladder worm.

Origin of cysticercus

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

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cysticercus

/ (ˌsɪstɪˈsɜːkəs) /


nounplural -ci (-saɪ)
  1. an encysted larval form of many tapeworms, consisting of a head (scolex) inverted in a fluid-filled bladder: See also hydatid (def. 1), coenurus

Origin of cysticercus

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C19: from New Latin, from Greek kustis pouch, bladder + kerkos tail

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