cysticercosis
English
editEtymology
editFrom cysticercus + -osis. Also refer to -sis.
Noun
editcysticercosis (countable and uncountable, plural cysticercoses)
- (medicine) 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.
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editTranslations
editparasitic infestation
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