scolex /sco·lex/ (sko´leks) pl. sco´leces, sco´lices [Gr.] the attachment organ of a tapeworm, generally considered the anterior, or cephalic, end.
scolex
scolex [sko´leks] (Gr.)
sco·lex (sk  l ks )n. pl. sco·lex·es or sco·li·ces or sco·le·ces (-l  -s z) The knoblike anterior end of a tapeworm, having suckers or hooklike parts that in the adult stage serve as organs of attachment to the host. |
scolex
the headlike segment or organ of an adult tapeworm that has hooks, grooves, or suckers by which it attaches itself to the wall of the intestine.
scolex [sko´leks] (Gr.)
the attachment organ (mouth) of a tapeworm, generally considered the anterior, or cephalic, end.
scolex
pl. scoleces [Gr.] the attachment organ of a tapeworm, generally considered the anterior, or cephalic, end.
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