scolex

scolex definition - medical

sco·lex (skōˈlĕksˌ)

noun pl. sco·lex·es or sco·li·ces or sco·le·ces (-lĭ-sēzˌ)
The knoblike anterior end of a tapeworm, having suckers or hooklike parts that in the adult stage serve as organs of attachment to the host.

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