Ootype
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ootype — ˈōəˌtīp noun ( s) Etymology: o + type : the part of the oviduct of most flatworms in which the eggs are furnished with a shell * * * ootype, ooxanthine see oo … Useful english dictionary
ootype — n. [Gr. oion, egg; typos, type] (PLATYHELMINTHES: Trematoda) A small chamber of the female duct, surrounded by Mehlis glands, where ducts from a seminal receptacle and vitelline reservoir join … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ootype — The central portion of the ovarian complex of trematodes and cestodes in which fertilization takes place and the vitellarian or eggshell materials are coated over the egg; this occurs in a rapid, stamping mill sequence, after which eggs pass into … Medical dictionary
ootype — oo·type … English syllables
ooxanthine — ootype, ooxanthine see oo … Useful english dictionary
Schistosoma mansoni — Taxobox name = Schistosoma mansoni image width = 200px image caption = Schistosomes encopula regnum = Animalia phylum = Platyhelminthes classis = Trematoda subclassis = Digenea ordo = Strigeidida genus = Schistosoma species = S. mansoni binomial … Wikipedia
Digenea — For the bird genus, see Anthipes. Digenea Helicometra sp. (Plagiorchiida: Opecoelidae) from the intestine of a Flame Cardinal fish Scientific classification … Wikipedia
common vitelline duct — (PLATYHELMINTHES: Turbellaria) Connects the vitelline ducts to the ootype … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Mehlis' glands — (PLATYHELMINTHES: Trematoda) Unicellular mucous and serous glands surrounding the ootype in the reproductive system … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
canal — A duct or channel; a tubular structure. SEE ALSO: c., duct. SYN: canalis [TA]. [L. canalis] abdominal c. SYN: inguinal c.. accessory c. a channel leading from the root … Medical dictionary
