Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Me·so·ces·toi·des Pronunciation:
-"ses-'toi-(")dEz Function:
noun : a genus (the type of the family Mesocestoididae)of atypical unarmed cyclophyllidean tapeworms having the adults parasitic in mammals and birds and a slender threadlike contractile larva free in cavities or encysted in tissues of mammals, birds, andsometimes reptiles —
me·so·ces·toid·id /-'toi-d&d/ noun
