Neurocysticercosis

//ˌn(j)ʊəɹəˌsɪstɪsɜː(ɹ)ˈkəʊsɪs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The presence of larval cysts of Taenia solium, the pork tapeworm, in the parenchyma of the brain, often associated with seizures and sometimes fatal. uncountable, usually

Etymology

From neuro- + cysticercosis.

Related phrases

pork tapewormtenia solium

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