proglottis|proglottides in English

noun

[prəʊ'glɑtɪs /-'glɒt-]

body segment containing the reproductive organs of tapeworms (Zoology)

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1. Medical definition of Cestoda: a class of the phylum Platyhelminthes comprising the tapeworms and including dorsoventrally flattened parasitic usually segmented flatworms without cilia that lack a digestive tract and typically consist of a differentiated scolex and a chain of proglottides each including a set of reproductive organs.