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Cysticercus
{
Cys′ti-cerce
(s?s′t?-s?rs)
, Cysˊti-cer′cus
(-s?r′k?s)
, } Noun.
[NL.
cysticercus
, fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] bladder + κέρκοσ
tail: cf. F. cysticerque
.] (Zool.)
The larval form of a tapeworm, having the head and neck of a tapeworm attached to a saclike body filled with fluid; – called also
bladder worm
, hydatid
, and measle
(as, pork measle).