scolex
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκώληξ (skṓlēx, “worm”).
Noun
scolex (plural scolices or scoleces or scolexes)
- (zoology) 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.
- 1859 Robert Bentley Todd - The Cyclopædia of Anatomy and Physiology
- The head, with the circle of hooklets and the four suckers, is then formed at the anterior part of the embryo, constituting now the scolex of Van Beneden.
- 1859 Robert Bentley Todd - The Cyclopædia of Anatomy and Physiology
Translations
hooked structure at the front end of a tapeworm
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Romanian
Declension
Declension of scolex
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) scolex | scolexul | (niște) scolexuri | scolexurile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) scolex | scolexului | (unor) scolexuri | scolexurilor |
| vocative | scolexule | scolexurilor | ||
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