cestode

cestode /ces·tode/ (ses´tod), cestoid (ses´toid)

1. tapeworm.

2. resembling a tapeworm.

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ces·tode (sstd) or ces·toid (-toid)

n.

Any of various parasitic flatworms of the class Cestoidea, including the tapeworms, having a long, flat body equipped with a specialized organ of attachment at one end.

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cestode, cestoid adj.

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cestode (ses´tōd),

n a tapeworm that resides in the small intestine or other vital organs (including the brain). It can be passed on to humans through contaminated or improperly cooked meats, including fish. Symptoms of infection, when they occur, are similar to mild food poisoning.

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cestode

1. any individual of the class Eucestoda.

2. cestoid.