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tape·worm
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cysticercosis
a parasitic infection of tissue by the larval form of the pork tapeworm, Taenia Solium, contracted through the ingestion of food or water contaminated by faeces, or by eating infected pork -
hydatid
a cyst with watery contents that is produced in humans and animals by a tapeworm in the larval state; cysticerus. -
proglottis
one of the segments or joints of a tapeworm, containing complete reproductive systems, usually both male and female. -
scolex
the anterior, headlike segment of a tapeworm, having suckers, hooks, or the like, for attachment. -
self-fertilization
Botany. fertilization of an ovum of a plant by a male gamete from the same flower (opposed to cross-fertilization). -
strobila
the body of a tapeworm exclusive of the head and neck region. Compare scolex.