bothrium

both·ri·um

, pl.

both·ri·a

(both'rē-ŭm, -rē-ă),

One of the slitlike sucking grooves found on the scolex of pseudophyllidean tapeworms, such as the human broad fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum.

[G. bothros, pit or trench]

Mentioned in

bothria
Diphyllobothrium
Diphyllobothrium latum
scolex

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