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cysticercosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
cys-ticer-co-sis
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From cysticercus + -osis. Also refer to -sis.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

cysticercoses (plural)

Derived Forms

cysticercal cysticercotic neurocysticercosis

Synonyms

porcine measles sheep measles

Questions

What does cysticercosis mean?
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.
Where does cysticercosis come from?
From cysticercus + -osis. Also refer to -sis.

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