cysticercoid
/ (ˌsɪstɪˈsɜːkɔɪd) /
noun
the larva of any of certain tapeworms, which resembles a cysticercus but has a smaller bladder
Words nearby cysticercoid
cystic fibrosis,
cystic goiter,
cystic lymphangioma,
cystic node,
cystic vein,
cysticercoid,
cysticercosis,
cysticercus,
cystidium,
cystiform,
cystine
Example sentences from the Web for cysticercoid
Its cysticercoid develops in the body cavity of a surprising range of meal-infesting insects.
Handbook of Medical Entomology |William Albert RileyThis larval form is known as a cysticercoid, in contradistinction to the bladder-like cysticercus of many other cestodes.
Handbook of Medical Entomology |William Albert Riley
Medical definitions for cysticercoid
cysticercoid
[ sĭs′tĭ-sûr′koid′ ]
n.
The larval stage of certain tapeworms, resembling a cysticercus but having the scolex completely filling the enclosing cyst.