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Definition of Measly
Medically reviewed by Dr. Otari Nergadze, Neurosurgeon | Updated: January 2026
Measly: The word measly can refer to measles, and, thence, to spotty and, thence, to something that is of little value. In medicine, the measly tapeworm is the pork tapeworm (T. solium) which can be contracted through eating measly pork (pork infected with the larval form of T. solium).
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