: a segment of a tapeworm containing both male and female reproductive organs
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebFrom there, tapeworms grow a bunch of little segments called proglottids, which contain eggs, and are often passed out of the body with the host's stool. Maria Masters, Health.com, 24 May 2018
Word History
Etymology
New Latin proglottis
First Known Use
1864, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
proglottid
noun
pro·glot·tid (ˈ)prō-ˈglät-əd
: one of the segments of a tapeworm formed by a process of strobilation in the neck region of the worm, containing both male and female reproductive organs, and surviving briefly after breaking away from the strobila