bladder worm
noun
the bladderlike, encysted larva of a tapeworm; a cysticercus or hydatid.
Origin of bladder worm
First recorded in 1855–60
Words nearby bladder worm
bladder campion,
bladder fern,
bladder kelp,
bladder ketmia,
bladder senna,
bladder worm,
bladder wrack,
bladdered,
bladdernose,
bladdernut,
bladderpod
British Dictionary definitions for bladder worm
bladder worm
noun
an encysted saclike larva of the tapeworm. The main types are cysticercus, hydatid and coenurus
Medical definitions for bladder worm
bladder worm
n.
The bladderlike, encysted larva of a tapeworm that is characteristic of the cysticercus stage.