cestode, cestoid

cestode, cestoid
Common name for tapeworms of the class Cestoidea or its subclasses, Cestoda and Cestodaria.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • cestoid — /ses toyd/, adj. 1. Zool. (of worms) ribbonlike. n. 2. cestode. [1830 40; < NL cestoides. See CESTUS1, OID] * * * …   Universalium

  • cestoid — ces·toid (sesґtoid) cestode …   Medical dictionary

  • cestode — n. (also cestoid) any flatworm of the class Cestoda, including tapeworms. Etymology: L cestus f. Gk kestos girdle …   Useful english dictionary

  • cestoidean — adjective or noun see cestoidea I * * * cestoidˈean noun and adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑cestode …   Useful english dictionary

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