neurocysticercosis

/ˌn(j)ʊəɹəˌsɪstɪsɜː(ɹ)ˈkəʊsɪs/

noun

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

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Meanings

nounneurocysticercosis (usually uncountable, plural neurocysticercoses)

plural neurocysticercoses

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

Origin

From neuro- + cysticercosis.

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Translations

Finnish neurosystiserkoosi
  • neurosystiserkoosidisease
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APA

neurocysticercosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurocysticercosis

MLA

“neurocysticercosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurocysticercosis. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neurocysticercosis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurocysticercosis.

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