bothridium

bothridium
bo·thrid·i·um bō-'thrid-ē-əm n, pl -ia -ē-ə or -i·ums one of the outgrowths from the head of tapeworms esp. of the order Tetraphyllidea that act as holdfasts

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both·rid·i·um (both-ridґe-əm) one of the four leaf-like suckers symmetrically placed around the anterior end of the scolex of a tetraphyllidean cestode; called also phyllidea.

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  • cordiform — Heart shaped. [L. cor (cord ), heart, + forma, shape] * * * cor·di·form kȯrd ə .fȯrm adj shaped like a heart <a cordiform bothridium of a tapeworm> * * * cor·di·form (korґdĭ form) [cor + form] heart shaped …   Medical dictionary

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