Neurocysticercosis
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˌn(j)ʊəɹəˌsɪstɪsɜː(ɹ)ˈkəʊsɪs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Neurocysticercosis is a noun meaning (medicine) The presence of larval cysts of Taenia solium, the pork tapeworm, in the parenchyma of the brain, often associated with seizures and sometimes fatal.
Meaning
(medicine) The presence of larval cysts of Taenia solium, the pork tapeworm, in the parenchyma of the brain, often associated with seizures and sometimes fatal.
Word Forms
- neurocysticercoses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include neurocystocerciosis, cysticercosis, taeniasis, teniasis, taeniosis, echinococcosis.
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