cys·ti·cer·co·sis

[sis-tuh-ser-koh-sis]
noun Pathology.
infestation with the larval form of beef or pork tapeworm, producing fever, malaise, muscle pain, and other symptoms depending on the area of the body affected.

Origin:
1900–05; cysticerc(us) + -osis

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To cysticercosis
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary

cysticercosis cys·ti·cer·co·sis (sĭs'tĭ-sər-kō'sĭs)
n.
Infection with cysticerci in subcutaneous, muscle, or central nervous system tissues.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
00:10
Cysticercosis is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT