- Laurer canal
- a passage in trematode worms extending from the ovarian duct to the dorsal surface of the body.
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Laurer canal
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Laurer's canal — is a part of the reproductive system of trematodes, analogous to the vagina. In the Digeneans it opens from the dorsal surface of the worm, and in the Aspidogastreans ends in a blind ended sac. Laurer s canal may be used by the flukes during… … Wikipedia
Laurer's canal — Lau·rer s canal lau̇ rərz n a muscular duct in some trematode worms that arises from the oviduct between the ovary and the omphalomesenteric duct and passes to the dorsal surface Laurer Johann Friedrich (1798 1873) German pharmacologist. Laurer… … Medical dictionary
Laurer's canal — (PLATYHELMINTHES: Trematoda) In Digenea, a tubular canal extending from the base of the seminal receptacle; sometimes opening dorsally to the exterior; Laurer Stieda canal … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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laurer's canal — ˈlau̇(r)ərz , ˈlau̇rəz noun Usage: usually capitalized L Etymology: after Johann Friedrich Laurer died 1873 German pharmacologist : a muscular duct in some trematode worms that arises from the oviduct between the ovary and the vitalleine duct and … Useful english dictionary
Laurer — Johann F., German pharmacologist, 1798–1873. See L. canal … Medical dictionary
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