Proglottis

[prәu'glɒtis]

Definition

(n.) One of the free, or nearly free, segments of a tapeworm. It contains both male and female reproductive organs, and is capable of a brief independent existence.

Typist: Lolita

Definition

n. a term applied to the detached segments of the body in the Cestoidea:—pl. Proglott′idēs.—adj. Proglott′ic.

Checker: Rudolph