Platyhelminthes /Platy·hel·min·thes/ (-hel-min´thēz) a phylum of acoelomate, dorsoventrally flattened, bilaterally symmetrical animals, commonly known as flatworms; it includes the classes Cestoidea (tapeworms) and Trematoda (flukes).
Platyhelminthes
Platyhelminthes [plat″ĭ-hel-min´thēz]
platinum (Pt) (plat´n
m),
Plat·y·hel·min·thes (pl t  -h l-mn th z)n. A phylum of flatworms having a flat, bilaterally symmetric body and no body cavity and including the tapeworms and flukes. |
Platyhelminthes
[plat′ihelmin′thēz]
Etymology: Gk, platys, broad, helmins, worm
a phylum of flatworms that includes parasitic tapeworms (class Cestoda) and flukes (classes Monogenea and Trematoda) as well as mostly free-living species, such as planarians (class Turbellaria).
Platyhelminthes [plat″ĭ-hel-min´thēz]
the flatworms, a phylum of acoelomate, dorsoventrally flattened, bilaterally symmetrical animals; it includes the classes cestoidea (tapeworms) and trematoda (flukes).
platinum (Pt) (plat´n
m),n a silvery-white, soft metallic element. Its atomic number is 78 and its atomic weight is 195.09. It is used in dentistry, jewelry, and the manufacture of chemical devices that must withstand high temperatures.
platinum matrix,
n See matrix, platinum.
Platyhelminthes
n. pl parasitic flatworms, such as tapeworms and flukes, that cause disease in humans.
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