Meaning Of The Word Cysticercus

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Cysticercus Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Cysticercus?

cysticercus in American English
the larva of certain tapeworms, parasitic in an intermediate host, in which the head and neck are partly enclosed in a bladderlike cyst; bladderworm
noun: the larva of certain tapeworms, having the head retracted into a bladderlike structure; a bladder worm

cysticercus in British English
noun: an encysted larval form of many tapeworms, consisting of a head (scolex) inverted in a fluid-filled bladder

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