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bothrium

noun both·ri·um \ˈbäth-rē-əm\
plural -ria \-rē-ə\ or both·riums

Medical Definition of BOTHRIUM

:  a slit, groove, or depression especially on the holdfast of a pseudophyllidean tapeworm

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