cysticercosis
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From cysticercus + -osis. Also refer to -sis.
Noun[edit]
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.
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parasitic infestation
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