- scolecoid
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scolecoid — adj. [Gr. skolex, worm] Scolex like … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
scolecoid — 1. Resembling a tapeworm scolex. 2. Wormlike. SEE ALSO: lumbricoid (1), vermiform. SYN: scoleciform. [G. skolekoeides, fr. skolex, worm, + eidos, appearance] * * * sco·le·coid (skoґlə koid) [Gr. skōlekoeidēs vermiform] 1.… … Medical dictionary
scolecoid — skōˈlēˌkȯid, ˈskōləˌ adjective Etymology: scolec + oid : resembling a scolex or worm … Useful english dictionary
scolecid — См. scolecoid … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
scoleciform — См. scolecoid … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
lumbricoid — 1. Denoting or resembling a roundworm, especially Ascaris lumbricoides. SYN: lumbrical, lumbricus (1). SEE ALSO: scolecoid (2), vermiform. 2. Obsolete common name for Ascaris lumbricoides. [L. lumbricus, earthworm, + G. eidos, resemblance] * * *… … Medical dictionary
scoleciform — SYN: scolecoid … Medical dictionary
vermiform — Worm shaped; resembling a worm in form, denoting especially the appendix of the cecum. SEE ALSO: lumbricoid, scolecoid (2). [vermi + L. forma, form] * * * ver·mi·form vər mə .fȯrm adj resembling a worm in shape * * * ver·mi·form (vurґm& … Medical dictionary
Convolution — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Complex curvature. < N PARAG:Convolution >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 winding winding &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 convolution convolution involution circumvolution Sgm: N 1 wave wave undulation tortuosity anfractu … English dictionary for students
scolec- — combining form or scoleco Etymology: Greek skōlēk , skōlēko , from skōlēk , skōlēx worm, grub more at scolex : worm scolecology scolecospore : s … Useful english dictionary
