cysticercosis

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Etymology

From cysticercus +‎ -osis. Also refer to -sis.

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cysticercosis (countable and uncountable, plural cysticercoses)

  1. (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.
    Synonyms: porcine measles, sheep measles
    Hypernym: taeniasis

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