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hexacanth embryo (medicine)


hexacanth embryo


The embryo of tapeworms of the subclass Cestoda, such as Taenia saginata, characterised by three pairs of hooks used for penetration through the gut of an intermediate host.

Synonym: oncosphere embryo.