proglottid

proglottid
proglottid [prō glät′is]
n.
pl. proglottides [prō glät′i dēz΄prō glät′id]
n.
< ModL proglottis (gen. proglottidis) < Gr pro-, forward + glōtta, the tongue: see PRO-1 & GLOTTIS
any of the segmentlike divisions of a tapeworm's body: each division has both male and female reproductive organs and is essentially an independent organism: also proglottis [prō glät′is] n. proglottides [prō glät′i dēz΄]

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pro·glot·tid (prō-glŏtʹĭd) also pro·glot·tis (-glŏtʹĭs) n. pl. pro·glot·tids, also pro·glot·ti·des (-glŏtʹĭ-dēz')
One of the segments of a tapeworm, containing both male and female reproductive organs.
  [Greek proglōttis, proglōttid-, tip of the tongue (from its shape) : pro-, before; see pro-2 + glōtta, tongue.]   pro·glotʹtic or pro'glot·ti·deʹan (-glŏt-ĭ-dēʹən, -glŏ-tĭdʹē-ən) adj.

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