The larval stage of many tapeworms, consisting of a single invaginated scolex enclosed in a fluid-filled cyst.
[New Latin : Greek kustis, bladder; see cyst + Greek kerkos, tail.]
cysticercus
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cys·ti·cer·cus (sĭs'tĭ-sûr'kəs)  |
n., pl., -ci (-sī').
The larval stage of many tapeworms, consisting of a single invaginated scolex enclosed in a fluid-filled cyst.
The larval stage of many tapeworms, consisting of a single invaginated scolex enclosed in a fluid-filled cyst.
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(sĭs'tĭ-sûr'kəs)
n., pl. -ci (-sī').
n., pl. -ci (-sī').
The larval stage of many tapeworms, consisting of a single invaginated scolex enclosed in a fluid-filled cyst.
| Veterinary Dictionary: cysticercus |
Pl. cysticerci [Gr.] a larval form of tapeworm. See also cysticercosis.
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