- pseudoscolex
- pseu·do·scolex
English syllables. 2014.
pseudoscolex
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pseudoscolex — n. [Gr. pseudos, false; skolex, worm] (PLATYHELMINTHES: Cestoda) Distortion of the anterior proglottids into a holdfast where the true scolex is lost in early development; the deutoscolex … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
pseudoscolex — pseu·do·sco·lex skō .leks n, pl sco·li·ces lə .sēz an altered group of anterior segments that in some tapeworms replaces the scolex and serves as a holdfast … Medical dictionary
pseudoscolex — |sü(ˌ)dō+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from pseud + scolex : an altered group of anterior segments that in some tapeworms replaces the scolex and serves as a holdfast … Useful english dictionary
deutoscolex — see pseudoscolex proscolex … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
