Scolex

Related Terms:

cysticercoid phyllidium sucker protoscolex scoleciform cysticercus rostellum scolicidal host tapeworm protoscolicidal hook scolecoid

Noun

Definition: The structure at the front end of a tapeworm which, in the adult, has suckers and hooks by which it attaches itself to a host.

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