Cysticercosis
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cysticercosis is a noun meaning (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.
Meaning
(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.
Word Forms
- cysticercoses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include neurocysticercosis, neurocystocerciosis, taeniasis, echinococciasis, teniasis, echinococcosis.
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