nounWord forms: pluralscoleces (skəʊˈliːsiːz) or scolices (ˈskɒlɪˌsiːz, ˈskəʊ-)
the headlike part of a tapeworm, bearing hooks and suckers by which the animal is attached to the tissues of its host
Word origin
C19: from New Latin, from Greek skōlēx worm
Examples of 'scolices' in a sentence
scolices
Diagnosis was confirmed by subsequent serology and identification of scolices on microscopic examination.
Jai Saad, El Hattabi Khalid, Bensardi Fatimazahra, Chehab Farid, Khaiz Driss, BouzidiAbdelmajid 2007, 'Primary hydatid cyst of the pancreas causing obstructive jaundice', The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterologyhttp://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2007;volume=13;issue=4;spage=191;epage=193;aulast=Jai. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The cyst wall was lined with white scolices protruding from the inner wall.
Mohie Haridy, Madeh Sadan, Mosab Omar, Hiroki Sakai, Tokuma Yanai 2014, 'Coenurus cerebralis cyst in the orbit of a ewe', Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Researchhttps://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/707. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Cysts were removed from the thigh muscle, and scolices were collected for light microscopic examination and molecular identification.
Mohammad Omer Faruk, A. M. A. M. Zonaed Siddiki, Md. Shafiqul Islam, Azizunnesa Rekha,Sharmin Chowdhury, Md. Masuduzzaman, Mohammad Alamgir Hossain 2017, 'Identification of non-cerebral cyst: Zoonotic Taenia multiceps in domestic goat inBangladesh', Veterinary Worldhttp://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.10/October-2017/1.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Imaging was atypical, showing several hook-bearing scolices visible in the cyst, while the serology employed was non-contributary.
L'Ollivier C., González L.M., Gárate T., Martin L., Martha B., Duong M., Huerre M.,Cuisenier B., Harrison L.J.S., Dalle F., Bonnin A. 2012, 'Histological and molecular biology diagnosis of neurocysticercosis in a patient withouthistory of travel to endemic areas – Case report', Parasitehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2012194441. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)