Definition of Bothrium

1. a groove on a tapeworm [n -RIA or -RIUMS]

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bothrium

bothered
botherer
botherers
bothering
bothers
bothersome
bothersomely
bothersomeness
bothie
bothies
bothole
botholes
bothrenchyma
bothria
bothriocephaliasis
bothrium (current term)
bothriums
bothropic antitoxin
bothrops
bothy
bothyman
bothymen
botleas
botlike
botmaster
botmasters
botnet
botnets
boto
botocudos

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