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sparganosis

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sparganosis /spar·ga·no·sis/ (spahr?gah-no´sis) infection with the larvae (spargana) of any of several species of tapeworms, which invade the subcutaneous tissues, causing inflammation and fibrosis.
spar·ga·no·sis (spärg-nss)
n. pl. spar·ga·no·ses (-sz)
Infection with the plerocercoid of certain tapeworms, usually in a dermal sore resulting from direct contact with the flesh of an infected host.

sparganosis
infection with Spirometra mansoni (syn. S. erinacei), which invades the subcutaneous tissues of pigs causing inflammation and fibrosis. If the lymphatics are involved, there is edematous enlargement of the part. Transmissible to humans who eat infected meat.

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