sco|lex
ēx, -ēkos worm, grub]Look at other dictionaries:
lex — lex·i·cal; lex·i·cog·ra·pher; lex·i·co·graph·ic; lex·i·cog·ra·phist; lex·i·cog·ra·phy; lex·i·co·log·i·cal; lex·i·col·o·gist; lex·i·col·o·gy; lex·i·con; lex·i·con·ize; lex·i·co·statistic; lex·i·co·statistics; lex·i·graph·ic; lex·ig·ra·phy;… … English syllables
-scolex — sco·lex … English syllables
scolex — sco·lex … English syllables
scolex — sco•lex [[t]ˈskoʊ lɛks[/t]] n. pl. sco•le•ces [[t]skoʊˈli siz[/t]] scol•i•ces [[t]ˈskɒl əˌsiz, ˈskoʊ lə [/t]] ivt the frontal segment of a tapeworm, having suckers or hooks for attachment • Etymology: 1850–55; < Gk skṓlēx worm … From formal English to slang
scolex — The head or anterior end of a tapeworm attached by suckers, and frequently by rostellar hooks, to the wall of the intestine; it is formed within the hydatid cyst in Echinococcus, within a cysticercus in Taenia, a cysticercoid in … Medical dictionary
pseudoscolex — pseu·do·sco·lex skō .leks n, pl sco·li·ces lə .sēz an altered group of anterior segments that in some tapeworms replaces the scolex and serves as a holdfast … Medical dictionary
Skolex — Sko̱lex [aus gr. σϰωληξ = Wurm] m; , ...lizes, latinisiert: Sco̱lex, Mehrz.: ...lices: der meist mit Haken und Saugnäpfen versehene Kopf des Bandwurms … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
Proscolex — Pro*sco lex, n.; pl. {Proscolices}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? before + ?, ?, a worm.] (Zo[ o]l.) An early larval form of a trematode worm; a redia. See {Redia}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Proscolices — Proscolex Pro*sco lex, n.; pl. {Proscolices}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? before + ?, ?, a worm.] (Zo[ o]l.) An early larval form of a trematode worm; a redia. See {Redia}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scoleces — Scolex Sco lex, n.; pl. {Scoleces}. [NL., from Gr. skw lhx worm, grub.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The embryo produced directly from the egg in a metagenetic series, especially the larva of a tapeworm or other parasitic worm. See Illust. of {Echinococcus}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
