proglottid /pro·glot·tid/ (-glot´id) one of the segments making up the body of a tapeworm; see strobila.
proglottid
pro·glot·tid (pr -gl t  d) or pro·glot·tis (-glts)n. pl. pro·glot·tids or pro·glot·ti·des (-gl t-d z ) 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, proglottis
one of the segments making up the body of a tapeworm.
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