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n. [Gr. metra, womb; terma, end](PLATYHELMINTHES: Trematoda)In Digenea, the muscular, terminal portion of the uterus.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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metraterm — me·tra·term mē trə .tərm n the distal muscular portion of the uterus of a flatworm * * * me·tra·term (meґtrə tərm) [metr + L. terminus boundary] the external opening of the uterus in some tapeworms (Diphyllobothriidae) … Medical dictionary
metraterm — me·tra·term … English syllables
metraterm — ˈmē.trə+ˌ noun Etymology: metra + Latin terminus boundary, limit, end more at term : the distal muscular portion of the uterus of a flatworm … Useful english dictionary
birth pore — metraterm … Medical dictionary
Digenea — For the bird genus, see Anthipes. Digenea Helicometra sp. (Plagiorchiida: Opecoelidae) from the intestine of a Flame Cardinal fish Scientific classification … Wikipedia
