cysticercosis

[sis-tuh-ser-koh-sis]

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
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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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cysticercosis cys·ti·cer·co·sis (sĭs'tĭ-sər-kō'sĭs)
n.
Infection with cysticerci in subcutaneous, muscle, or central nervous system tissues.

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