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bothridium

noun bo·thrid·i·um \bō-ˈthrid-ē-əm\
plural -ia \-ē-ə\ or bo·thrid·i·ums

Medical Definition of BOTHRIDIUM

:  one of the outgrowths from the head of tapeworms especially of the order Tetraphyllidea that act as holdfasts

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