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proglottid

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proglottid /pro·glot·tid/ (-glot´id) one of the segments making up the body of a tapeworm; see strobila.
pro·glot·tid (pr-gltd) or pro·glot·tis (-glts)
n. pl. pro·glot·tids or pro·glot·ti·des (-glt-dz)
One of the segments of a tapeworm, containing both male and female reproductive organs. Also called proglottis.
proglottid
[prōglot′id]
Etymology: Gk, pro + glossa, tongue
a sexual segment of an adult tapeworm, containing both male and female reproductive organs. Each mature segment is shed and produces additional tapeworms.
proglottid [pro-glot´id]
one of the segments making up the body of a tapeworm.
proglottid, proglottis
one of the segments making up the body of a tapeworm.
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Species identification relied on egg and proglottid morphologic characteristics and epidemiologic factors.
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