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cysticercus (iou) and virginiamycin (iou)


cysticercus (iou)



cysticercus noun. . M19.
[mod. Latin (orig. the name of a supposed genus), formed as CYSTI- + Greek kerkos tail.]
Zoology. A larval tapeworm, esp. of the family Taeniidae, at a stage in which the scolex is invaginated, typically found as a cyst in the muscle tissue of the host.
cysticercoid adjective & noun (pertaining to, resembling, or of the Nature of) a cysticercus M19.

virginiamycin (iou)



virginiamycin noun. M20.
[from mod. Latin virginiae (see below) + -MYCIN.]
Pharmacology. Any of various antibacterial substances produced by the bacterium Streptomyces virginiae, used as antibiotics and as growth-promoting agents for Food animals.