Cysticerce
Pronunciation : Cys"ti*cerce (ss"t-srs), Cys`ti*cer"cus (-sr"ks)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL. cysticercus, fr. Gr. cysticerque.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: The larval form of a tapeworm, having the head and neck of a tapeworm attached to a saclike body filled with fluid; -- called also bladder worm, hydatid, and measle (as, pork measle).
Note: These larvae live in the tissues of various living animals, and, when swallowed by a suitable carnivorous animal, develop into adult tapeworms in the intestine. See Measles, 4, Tapeworm.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913