Multiceps

Multiceps

(mŭl'ti-seps), A genus of taeniid tapeworms in which the larval forms in herbivores occur in the form of a coenurus (multiple scoleces invaginated within a single cyst). [multi- + L. caput, head]

Multiceps

A dog tapeworm occurring in South and East Africa, the larval stage of which can infect humans causing cysts in the brain in a manner similar to HYDATID DISEASE.