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

Translations

parasitic infestation

Finnish: systiserkoosi
Galician: cisticercose (gl) f

Italian: cisticercosi
Polish: wągrzyca f

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