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Definition of Cysticercoid
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Cysticercoid
1. A larval tapeworm resembling a cysticercus but having a smaller bladder, containing little or no fluid, in which scolex of the future adult tapeworm is found; the larval form is typically found in insect intermediate hosts. Origin: cysti-+ G. Kerkos, tail, + eidos, resemblance (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cysticercoid
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