cercocystis

cer·co·cys·tis

(ser'kō-sis'tis), A specialized form of tapeworm cysticercoid larva that develops within the vertebrate host villus rather than in an invertebrate host; for example, the cercocystis of Hymenolepis nana in its direct or egg-borne cycle in humans.
See also: cysticercus, cysticercoid.
[G. kerkos, tail, + kystis, bladder]

cer·co·cys·tis

(ser'kō-sis'tis) A form of tapeworm larva that develops within a vertebrate host villus rather than in an invertebrate host's.
See also: cysticercus
[G. kerkos, tail, + kystis, bladder]