Medical Definition of Bothrium
1. One of the slitlike sucking grooves found on the scolex of pseudophyllidean tapeworms, such as the broad fish tapeworm of man, Diphyllobothrium latum. Origin: G. Bothros, pit or trench (05 Mar 2000)
1. One of the slitlike sucking grooves found on the scolex of pseudophyllidean tapeworms, such as the broad fish tapeworm of man, Diphyllobothrium latum. Origin: G. Bothros, pit or trench (05 Mar 2000)