sparganum

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sparganum /spar·ga·num/ (spahr´gah-num) pl. spar´gana [Gr.] the larval stage of certain tapeworms, especially of the genera Diphyllobothrium and Spirometra; see also sparganosis. Also, a genus name applied to such larvae, usually when the adult stage is unknown.

sparganum

pl. spargana [Gr.] a migrating plerocercoid of a tapeworm. Usually refers specifically to larvae of spirometra. Causes sparganosis in humans and pigs.

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