Definition of Platyhelminth

1. Noun. Parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body.

Exact synonyms: Flatworm
Terms within: Flame Cell
Generic synonyms: Worm
Group relationships: Phylum Platyhelminthes, Platyhelminthes
Specialized synonyms: Planaria, Planarian, Fluke, Trematode, Trematode Worm, Cestode, Tapeworm

Definition of Platyhelminth

1. Noun. Any flatworm of the phylum ''Platyhelminthes'' ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Platyhelminth

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Medical Definition of Platyhelminth

1. Common name for any flatworm of the phylum Platyhelminthes; any cestode (tapeworm) or trematode (fluke). Origin: platy-+ G. Helmins, worm (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Platyhelminth

platyclade
platycnaemia
platycnaemic
platycnemic
platycnemism
platycoelian
platycrania
platyctenean
platycyte
platyelminthes
platyfish
platyfishes
platygaeanism
platyglossal
platyhelmia
platyhelminth (current term)
platyhelminthic
platyhelminths
platyhieric
platykurtic
platykurtosis
platymeric
platymeter
platymeters
platymorphia
platyopia
platyopic
platypellic
platypellic pelvis
platypelloid

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