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囊虫

囊蟲
nángchóng
noun #46,834

Meanings

  1. 1 cysticercus
  2. 2 larval cyst of a tapeworm (esp. Taenia solium) in intermediate-host tissue

Examples

生猪肉没煮熟可能含有囊虫。
Shēng zhūròu méi zhǔshú kěnéng hán yǒu nángchóng.
Undercooked pork may contain cysticerci.
囊虫病主要通过不洁食物传染。
Nángchóngbìng zhǔyào tōngguò bùjié shíwù chuánrǎn.
Cysticercosis is transmitted mainly through contaminated food.

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Medical/parasitology term. 囊 (cyst, sac) + 虫 (parasitic worm) — the encysted larval stage of a tapeworm, not an adult species. The disease it causes is 囊虫病 (cysticercosis).

Stroke Order

囊 náng
虫 chóng