| cercocystis | A specialised form of tapeworm cysticercoid larva that develops within the vertebrate host villus rather than in an invertebrate host; e.g., the cercocystis of Hymenolepis nana in its direct or egg-borne cycle in man. See: cysticercus, cysticercoid. Origin: G. Kerkos, tail, + kystis, bladder (05 Mar 2000) |
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