cysticercosis
cysticercosis · cysticercoses
A parasitic infestation of the voluntary muscles, lungs, central nervous system and…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.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From cysticercus + -osis. Also refer to -sis.From cysticercus + -osis. Also refer to -sis.
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Forms
plural: cysticercoses| Singular | cysticercosis |
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irregular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
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