囊虫

囊蟲

nángchóng

noun #46,834

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

生猪肉没煮熟可能含有囊虫。

Shēng zhūròu méi zhǔ shú kěnéng hányǒu nángchóng.

Undercooked pork may contain cysticerci.

囊虫病主要通过不洁食物传染。

Nángchóng bìng zhǔyào tōngguò bù jié shíwù chuánrǎn.

Cysticercosis is transmitted mainly through contaminated food.

Tips

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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