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单词 proglottid
释义

proglottid

noun

pro·​glot·​tid (ˌ)prō-ˈglä-təd How to pronounce proglottid (audio)
: a segment of a tapeworm containing both male and female reproductive organs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web From 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 How to pronounce proglottid (audio)
: 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
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