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cysticercus
[ sis-tuh-sur-kuhs ]
noun
, plural cys·ti·cer·ci [sis-t, uh, -, sur, -sahy].
- the larva of certain tapeworms, having the head retracted into a bladderlike structure; a bladder worm.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cysticercus1
1835–45; < New Latin < Greek kýsti ( s ) bladder, cyst + kérkos tail
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cysticercus1
C19: from New Latin, from Greek kustis pouch, bladder + kerkos tail
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Example Sentences
The larval stage is passed in the muscles of various animals, especially cattle, where it lies encysted (cysticercus stage).
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Describe the cutaneous disturbance produced by the cysticercus cellulosæ.
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He is a parasite on a journey; he is always agamous, and usually bears the name of cysticercus (Fig. 49).
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When however the Cysticercus with its head is fully developed, it is in a condition to be carried into its final host.
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The Cysticercus is transported into the second and permanent host by the infested tissue being eaten.
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