Medical Definition of Acanthor

1. The spindle-shaped embryo, with rostellar hooks and body spines, formed within the egg shell of Acanthocephala; this stage burrows into the body cavity of its first intermediate host, usually a crustacean in aquatic cycles, or insects in terrestrial cycles. Origin: G. Akantha, thorn or spine (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acanthor

acanthoma
acanthoma adenoides cysticum
acanthoma fissuratum
Acanthophis
Acanthophis antarcticus
acanthopodia
acanthopodina
acanthopodious
acanthopteri
acanthopterous
acanthopterygian
acanthopterygian
acanthopterygii
Acanthopterygii
acanthopterygious
acanthor (current term)
acanthorrhexis
Acanthoscelides
Acanthoscelides obtectus
acanthosis
acanthosis
acanthosis nigricans
acanthosis nigricans
acanthotic
acanthotic
acanthous
acanthrocyte
acanthrocytosis
acanths
Acanthuridae

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