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cysticercus

[sis″tĭ-ser´kus] (pl. cysticer´ci) (Gr.)

a larval form of tapeworm.

Cysticercus

(sis'ti-ser'kŭs),

Originally described as a genus of bladderworms, now known to be the encysted larvae of various taenioid tapeworms; the generic name is, however, retained as a convenience in referring to the larval encysted forms. See: cysticercus.

Synonym(s): bladderworm

[G. kystis, bladder, + kerkos, tail]

cys·ti·cer·cus

, pl.

cys·ti·cer·ci

(sis'ti-ser'kŭs, -ser'sī),

The larval form of certain Taenia species, typically found in muscles of mammalian intermediate hosts that serve as a prey of various predators; it consists of a fluid-filled bladder in which the invaginated cestode scolex develops.
See also: Taenia saginata, Taenia solium.

[G. kystis, bladder, + kerkos, tail]

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cysticercus

(sĭs′tĭ-sûr′kəs)

n. pl. cysticer·ci (-sī′)

The larval stage of many tapeworms, consisting of a single invaginated scolex enclosed in a fluid-filled cyst.

Cysticercus

An obsolete genus name that formerly dignified the larval stage of Taenia spp.

Cys·ti·cer·cus

(sis'ti-sĕr'kŭs)

The encysted larva of taenioid tapeworms.
See: cysticercus

[G. kystis, bladder, + kerkos, tail]

cys·ti·cer·cus

, pl. cysticerci (sis'ti-sĕr'kŭs, -sī)

The larval form of certain Taenia species, typically found in muscles of mammalian intermediate hosts; it consists of a fluid-filled bladder in which the invaginated cestode scolex develops.
See also: Taenia saginata, Taenia solium

[G. kystis, bladder, + kerkos, tail]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

cysticercus

The larval stage of many tapeworms. It consists of a head segment with attaching hooks or suckers (scolex) enclosed in a fluid-filled sac. Tapeworm in man is normally acquired by eating undercooked pork or beef containing cysticerci.

Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

Fig. 126 Cysticercus . Generalized structure.

cysticercus

the larval form of a tapeworm which grows into the adult when eaten by the primary host, and consists of a SCOLEX inverted into a large bladder. When ingested the outer cyst wall is digested, the scolex everts and the bladder disappears. The scolex attaches to the intestinal wall of the host and a new tapeworm forms with the growth of proglottides. See Fig. 126 .

Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

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