neurocysticercosis

English

Etymology

From neuro- +‎ cysticercosis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌn(j)ʊəɹəˌsɪstɪsɜː(ɹ)ˈkəʊsɪs/

Noun

neurocysticercosis (usually uncountable, plural neurocysticercoses)

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