cysticercus

[ sis-tuh-sur-kuh s ]

/ ˌsɪs təˈsɜr kəs /

the larva of certain tapeworms, having the head retracted into a bladderlike structure; a bladder worm.

Origin of cysticercus

1835–45; < New Latin < Greek kýsti(s) bladder, cyst + kérkos tail

After death, four hydatids (Cysticerci) were found in the tuber ancillare at the summit of the spinal marrow.

Parasites |T. Spencer Cobbold
The museum attached to Guys Hospital contains the heart of a bear which is largely infested by Cysticerci.

Parasites |T. Spencer Cobbold
This excellent microscopist, however, announced the presence of immature ova within the Cysticerci themselves.

Parasites |T. Spencer Cobbold
My dogs had taken nothing but milk, and cysticerci pisiformes.

Animal Parasites and Messmates |P. J. Van Beneden

I also detected four Cysticerci in the lungs, two of which had degenerated.

Parasites |T. Spencer Cobbold

cysticercus

/ (ˌsɪstɪˈsɜːkəs) /

an encysted larval form of many tapeworms, consisting of a head (scolex) inverted in a fluid-filled bladder See also hydatid (def. 1), coenurus

C19: from New Latin, from Greek kustis pouch, bladder + kerkos tail

cysticercus

[ sĭs′tĭ-sûr′kəs ]

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