• (n.) The part of the oviduct of certain trematode worms in which the ova are completed and furnished with a shell.
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Expansion of the flatworm female duct, surrounded by Mehlis' glands, where, in some flatworms, ducts from a seminal receptacle and vitelline reservoir join.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ō′ō-tīp Definitions: 1. The central portion of the ovarian complex of trematodes and cestodes in which fertilization takes place and the vitellarian or eggshell materials are coated over the egg; this occurs in a rapid, stamping-mill sequence, after which eggs pass into the uterus for tanning of the sh...
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