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neurocysticercosis

noun

  1. cysticercosis of the brain
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌn(j)ʊəɹəˌsɪstɪsɜː(ɹ)ˈkəʊsɪs/

noun

Etymology: From neuro- + cysticercosis.

  1. The presence of larval cysts of Taenia solium, the pork tapeworm, in the parenchyma of the brain, often associated with seizures and sometimes fatal.