PROGLOTTIS


Meaning of PROGLOTTIS in English

n. (pl. proglottides) each segment in the strobile of a tapeworm that contains a complete reproductive system.

[ mod.L f. Gk proglossis (as PRO-(2), glossis f. glossa, glotta tongue), from its shape ]

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