- cysticercosis
- noun (plural cysticercoses) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1905 infestation with or disease caused by cysticerci
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Cysticercosis — Classification and external resources Magnetic resonance image of a patient with neurocysticercosis demonstrating multiple cysticerci within the brain. ICD 10 B69 … Wikipedia
Cysticercosis — An infection caused by the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium. Infection occurs when the tapeworm larvae enter the body and form cysticerci (SIS tuh sir KEY) (cysts). When cysticerci are found in the brain, the condition is called neurocysticercosis… … Medical dictionary
Cysticercosis cutis — is a cutaneous condition caused by Taenia solium.[1]:433 See also Skin lesion References ^ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0 7216 2921 0 … Wikipedia
Cysticercosis — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 B69 Zystizerkose B69.0 Zystizerkose des Zentralnervensystems B69.1 Zystizerkose der Au … Deutsch Wikipedia
cysticercosis — n. [Gr. kystis, bladder; osis, suff. denoting disease] An infection with one or more cysticerci … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
cysticercosis — /sis teuh seuhr koh sis/, n. Pathol. infestation with the larval form of beef or pork tapeworm, producing fever, malaise, muscle pain, and other symptoms depending on the area of the body affected. [1900 05; CYSTICERC(US) + OSIS] * * * … Universalium
cysticercosis — noun A common parasitic infestation of the central nervous system, caused by the ingestion of eggs or larvae of the tapeworm Taenia solium. Syn: neurocysticercosis … Wiktionary
cysticercosis — cys·ti·cer·co·sis … English syllables
cysticercosis — n. a disease caused by the presence of tapeworm larvae (see cysticercus) of the species Taenia solium in any of the body tissues. Humans become infected on ingesting tapeworm eggs in contaminated food or drink. The presence of cysticerci in the… … The new mediacal dictionary
cysticercosis — cys•ti•cer•co•sis [[t]ˌsɪs tə sərˈkoʊ sɪs[/t]] n. pat infestation with larvae of the pork or beef tapeworm that have migrated from the intestines to other body parts • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
