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Definition of Redia

1. n. A kind of larva, or nurse, which is prroduced within the sporocyst of certain trematodes by asexual generation. It in turn produces, in the same way, either another generation of rediæ, or else cercariæ within its own body. Called also proscolex, and nurse. See Illustration in Appendix.

Definition of Redia

1. the larva of certain flatworms [n -DIAE or -DIAS] : REDIAL [adj]

Medical Definition of Redia

1. A kind of larva, or nurse, which is produced within the sporocyst of certain trematodes by asexual generation. It in turn produces, in the same way, either another generation of rediae, or else cercariae within its own body. Called also proscolex, and nurse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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