neurocysticercosis
/ˌn(j)ʊəɹəˌsɪstɪsɜː(ɹ)ˈkəʊsɪs/noun
neurocysticercosis is spelled N-E-U-R-O-C-Y-S-T-I-C-E-R-C-O-S-I-S: 18 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, neurocysticercosis means “The presence of larval cysts of Taenia solium, the pork tapeworm, in the parenchyma of the brain, often associated with seizures and sometimes fatal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of neurocysticercosis is neurocysticercoses.
How many letters and syllables are in neurocysticercosis?
| Letters | 18: N-E-U-R-O-C-Y-S-T-I-C-E-R-C-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is neurocysticercosis?
Neurocysticercosis appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce neurocysticercosis?
- /ˌn(j)ʊəɹəˌsɪstɪsɜː(ɹ)ˈkəʊsɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of neurocysticercosis
- neurocysticercoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does neurocysticercosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The presence of larval cysts of Taenia solium, the pork tapeworm, in the parenchyma of the brain, often associated with seizures and sometimes fatal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does neurocysticercosis come from?
From neuro- + cysticercosis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).