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Where does “neurocysticercosis” come from?

neurocysticercosis (English) comes from English cysticercosis, from English cysticercus, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

neurocysticercosis (English): The presence of larval cysts of "Taenia solium",...

Definitions

  1. The presence of larval cysts of "Taenia solium",...

Ancestry of “neurocysticercosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcysticercosisA parasitic infestation of the voluntary muscles,...
2EnglishcysticercusThe larval stage of any of several tapeworms,...
3Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
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