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

HSK 5

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.

HSK 7-9

囊虫病主要通过不洁食物传染。

Nángchóng bìng zhǔyào tōngguò bùjié 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