Definitions For Cysticercosis

Noun

CYSTICERCOSIS (plural cysticercoses) (medicine) A parasitic infestation of the voluntary muscles, lungs, central nervous system and other organs, caused by the ingestion of eggs of the tapeworm Taenia solium.

Hypernyms

taeniasis

Derived terms

cysticercal cysticercotic neurocysticercosis

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 囊蟲病, tr=nángchóngbìng, 囊尾蚴病, tr=nángwěiyòubìng Finnish: systiserkoosi Galician: cisticercose, f Italian: cisticercosi Polish: wągrzyca, f Portuguese: cisticercose, f Spanish: cisticercosis, f

Etymology

From {{suf, en, cysticercus, osis}}. Also refer to -sis.

Is Cysticercosis a Scrabble Word?

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22
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24

The word Cysticercosis is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends

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