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oncosphere

noun on·co·sphere

Medical Definition of ONCOSPHERE

:  a tapeworm embryo that has six hooks and is the earliest differentiated stage of a cyclophyllidean tapeworm—called also hexacanth embryo

Variants of ONCOSPHERE

on·co·sphere also on·cho·sphere \ˈäŋ-kō-ˌsfi(ə)r\

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