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cys·ti·cer·cus 
[sis-tuh-sur-kuhs] Pronunciation Key
[sis-tuh-sur-kuhs] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -cer·ci
[-sur-sahy] Pronunciation Key.
[-sur-sahy] Pronunciation Key. | the larva of certain tapeworms, having the head retracted into a bladderlike structure; a bladder worm. |
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| cys·ti·cer·cus
(sĭs'tĭ-sûr'kəs) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. cys·ti·cer·ci (-sī') The larval stage of many tapeworms, consisting of a single invaginated scolex enclosed in a fluid-filled cyst. [New Latin : Greek kustis, bladder; see cyst + Greek kerkos, tail.] |
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cysticercus cys·ti·cer·cus (sĭs'tĭ-sûr'kəs)
n. pl. cys·ti·cer·ci (-sī')
The larval stage of many tapeworms, consisting of a single invaginated scolex enclosed in a fluid-filled cyst.
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