plerocercoid
/ˌplɪroʊˈsɜːrkɔɪd/
noun
- The second larval stage of certain tapeworms, found in the body of a fish or other intermediate host, which can infect humans who eat raw or undercooked seafood.
- The plerocercoid stage of the tapeworm develops inside the muscle tissue of small crustaceans and fish.
- Eating raw freshwater fish can expose you to a plerocercoid, a larval tapeworm that may cause illness.
- Doctors found a plerocercoid in the patient's intestine after he ate undercooked sushi.