cysticercoid

cysticercoid
cysticercoid [sis΄tə sʉr′koid΄]
adj.
of or like a cysticercus
n.
the larva of certain tapeworms, similar to a cysticercus but having a much smaller bladder

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cys·ti·cer·coid (sĭs'tĭ-sûrʹkoid) n.
The larval stage of certain tapeworms, resembling a cysticercus but having the scolex completely filling the enclosing cyst.
  [cysticercus + -oid.]

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