cysticercosis
English
Noun
cysticercosis (countable and uncountable, plural cysticercoses)
- (medicine) A parasitic infestation of the voluntary muscles, lungs, central nervous system and other organs, caused by the ingestion of eggs of the tapeworm Taenia solium.
Hypernyms
- taeniasis
Derived terms
- cysticercal
- cysticercotic
- neurocysticercosis
Translations
parasitic infestation
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