{ Cys″ti‐cerce (s?s″t?–s?rs), Cys′ti‐cer″cus (–s?r″k?s), } n. [NL. cysticercus, fr. Gr. ���� bladder + ���� tail: cf. F. cysticerque.] (Zoöl.) The larval form of a tapeworm, having the head and neck of a tapeworm attached to a saclike body filled with fluid; — called also bladder worm, hydatid, and measle (as, pork measle).
☞ These larvae live in the tissues of various living animals, and, when swallowed by a suitable carnivorous animal, develop into adult tapeworms in the intestine. See Measles, 4, Tapeworm.