cysticercosis

English

Noun

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 .

Hypernyms

• taeniasis

Derived terms

• cysticercal
• cysticercotic
• neurocysticercosis

Translations

parasitic infestation

• Finnish: systiserkoosi
• Galician: cisticercose (gl) f
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• Italian: cisticercosi
• Polish: wągrzyca f