Mehlis' glands
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Mehlis' gland — Meh·lis gland mā lis n one of the large unicellular glands surrounding the ootype of a flatworm and possibly playing a part in eggshell formation also the group of such glands in a worm Mehlis Karl Friedrich Eduard (1796 1832) German physician.… … Medical dictionary
mehlis' gland — ˈmālə̇s(ə̇z) noun Usage: usually capitalized M Etymology: from the name Mehlis : one of the large unicellular glands surrounding the ootype of a flatworm and possibly playing a part in eggshell formation; collectively : the group of such glands… … 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
Digenea — For the bird genus, see Anthipes. Digenea Helicometra sp. (Plagiorchiida: Opecoelidae) from the intestine of a Flame Cardinal fish Scientific classification … Wikipedia
