'Measle' definitions:
Definition of 'Measle'
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- Measle \Mea"sle\, n. (Zool.) A tapeworm larva. See 2d Measles, 4. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Measle'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'measle'
From: GCIDE
- Cysticerce \Cys"ti*cerce\ (s?s"t?-s?rs), Cysticercus \Cys`ti*cer"cus\ (-s?r"k?s), n. [NL. cysticercus, fr. Gr. ???? bladder + ke`rkos tail: cf. F. cysticerque.] (Zool.) The larval form of a tapeworm, having the head and neck of a tapeworm attached to a saclike body filled with fluid; -- called also bladder worm, hydatid, and measle (as, pork measle). [1913 Webster]
- Note: These larvae live in the tissues of various living animals, and, when swallowed by a suitable carnivorous animal, develop into adult tapeworms in the intestine. See Measles, 4, Tapeworm. [1913 Webster]