• (n.) Proglottis.
(from the article `flatworm`) ...forms by the presence of two pigment spots, which are primitive eyes. In the case of the tapeworm, the scolex is usually conspicuous for its ... ...are bilaterally symmetrical (i.e., the right and left sides are similar). Some consist of one long segment; others have a definite head, followed ... [2 r...
(pro-glot´id) one of the segments making up the body of a tapeworm.
One set or reproductive organs in a tapeworm stroliba; it usually corresponds to a segment.
Pro·glot'tid noun (Zoöl) Proglottis. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: prō-glot′id Definitions: 1. One of the segments of a tapeworm, containing the reproductive organs. Synonyms: proglottis
One of the chain of segments comprising the strobila or body of a tapeworm parasite.
proglottid One of the segments of a tapeworm, containing both male and female reproductive organs.
body segment of a cestode (tapeworm)