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scolex
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scolex /sco·lex/ (sko´leks) pl. sco´leces, sco´lices   [Gr.] the attachment organ of a tapeworm, generally considered the anterior, or cephalic, end.
sco·lex (sklks)
n. pl. sco·lex·es or sco·li·ces or sco·le·ces (-l-sz)
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
[skō′leks] pl. scoleces
Etymology: Gk, worm
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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Biopsy is generally considered to be contraindicated in echinococcosis owing to fear of dissemination of scolices and other potentially fatal acute anaphylactic reactions.
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If stabilization with pedicle screws is performed, the surgeon should be aware that theoretically the disease may be iatrogenically seeded into the vertebral bodies if viable scolices are present at the time when the pedicles are probed before inserting the screws.
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