different between cysticercus vs cysticercoid

English

From Ancient Greek ?????? (kústis, “bladder”) + ?????? (kérkos, “tail”).

cysticercus (plural cysticerci)

The larval stage of any of several tapeworms, having a fluid-filled cyst enclosing a scolex.

cysticercus +? -oid

cysticercoid (plural cysticercoids)

The larval stage of certain tapeworms, similar in appearance to a cysticercus, but having the scolex filling completely the enclosing cyst.

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