SINCE 1828
sparganum
noun
spar·ga·num
| \ ˈspär-gə-nəm
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plural spargana\ -nə
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also sparganums
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also sparganums
Medical Definition of sparganum
: an intramuscular or subcutaneous vermiform parasite of various vertebrates including humans that is the plerocercoid larva of a tapeworm
—sometimes used as though a generic name when referring to such a larva
Sparganum mansoni is the larva of Spirometra mansoni
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