First Known Use: 1877
Dictionary
redia
noun re·dia \ˈrē-dē-ə\
plural re·di·ae \-dē-ˌē\ also re·di·as
Definition of REDIA
: a larva produced within the sporocyst of many trematodes that produces another generation of rediae or develops into a cercaria
— re·di·al \-dē-əl\ adjective
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Origin of REDIA
New Latin, from Francesco Redi †1698? Italian naturalist
Medical Dictionary
redia
noun re·dia \ˈrēd-ē-ə\
plural re·di·ae \-ē-ˌē\ also re·di·as
Medical Definition of REDIA
: a larva produced within the sporocyst of many trematodes that produces another generation of larvae like itself or develops into a cercaria
—re·di·al \-ē-əl\ adjective
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