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cysticercus

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cysticercus [¦sis·tə′sər·kəs]
(invertebrate zoology)
A larva of tapeworms in the order Cyclophyllidea that has a bladder with a single invaginated scolex.


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The oncosphere embryos emerge from the eggs, penetrate the intestinal wall, and are disseminated by the bloodstream to various tissues where the larval stage, or cysticercus, develops.
Larvae emerge from the eggs, penetrate the intestinal mucosa and disseminate through the bloodstream to various tissues where the larval stage or cysticercus develops.
Examination of the brain showed obstructive hydrocephalus, bilateral uncal herniation, flattening of the cerebral gyri, and an intact cysticercus compressing the inferior 4th ventricle (Figure 1).
 
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