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Meaning of "scolex" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCOLEX

From New Latin, from Greek skōlēx worm.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SCOLEX

scolex  [ˈskəʊlɛks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCOLEX

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scolex is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SCOLEX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

scolex

Cestoda

Cestoda is the name given to a class of parasitic flatworms, of the phylum Platyhelminthes. Informally biologists refer to them as Cestodes. The most notorious species commonly are called tapeworms, for example Taenia solium, the "pork tapeworm". Cestodes are all parasitic and their life histories vary, but typically they live in the digestive tracts of vertebrates as adults, and often in the bodies of other species of animals as juveniles. Over a thousand species have been described, and all vertebrate species may be parasitised by at least one species of tapeworm. Humans are subject to parasitism by several species of tapeworms if they eat underprepared meat such as pork, beef, and fish, or if they live in, or eat food prepared in, conditions of poor hygiene. T. saginata, the beef tapeworm, can grow up to 20 m; the largest species, the whale tapeworm Polygonoporus giganticus, can grow to over 30 m. On the other hand, species using small vertebrates as hosts tend to be small. For example, vole and lemming tapeworms are only 13–240 mm in length, and those parasitizing shrews only 0.8–60 mm.

Definition of scolex in the English dictionary

The definition of scolex in the dictionary is the headlike part of a tapeworm, bearing hooks and suckers by which the animal is attached to the tissues of its host.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCOLEX


Cineplex
ˈsɪnɪˌplɛks
circumflex
ˈsɜːkəmˌflɛks
complex
ˈkɒmplɛks
duplex
ˈdjuːplɛks
flex
flɛks
fourplex
ˈfɔːplɛks
ilex
ˈaɪlɛks
lex
lɛks
megaplex
ˈmɛɡəˌplɛks
multiplex
ˈmʌltɪˌplɛks
perplex
pəˈplɛks
pollex
ˈpɒlɛks
reflex
ˈriːflɛks
retroflex
ˈrɛtrəʊˌflɛks
silex
ˈsaɪlɛks
simplex
ˈsɪmplɛks
suplex
ˈsuːplɛks
telex
ˈtɛlɛks
triplex
ˈtrɪplɛks
ulex
ˈjuːlɛks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCOLEX

scold
scolder
scolding
scoldingly
scoleces
scolecid
scoleciform
scolecite
scolecoid
scolices
scolioma
scolion
scoliosis
scoliotic
scollop
scolopaceous
scolopendra
scolopendrid
scolopendriform
scolopendrine

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCOLEX

apartment complex
B complex
Babinski reflex
cinema complex
Golgi complex
herpes simplex
immune complex
isolex
leisure complex
major histocompatibility complex
metroplex
military-industrial complex
Oedipus complex
plex
shopping complex
superiority complex
Supplex
time-division multiplex
twin-lens reflex
vitamin B complex

Synonyms and antonyms of scolex in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scolex» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCOLEX

Find out the translation of scolex to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scolex from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scolex» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

头节
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escólex
570 millions of speakers

English

scolex
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

scolex
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رائس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сколекса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

scolex
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

scolex
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scolex
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Scolex
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Maden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

頭節
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

scolex
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scolex
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sán
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

scolex
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्केल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

skolekste
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scolex
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

scolex
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сколекса
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scolex
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

scolex
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skoleksbewapening
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Scolex
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scolex
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scolex

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCOLEX»

The term «scolex» is normally little used and occupies the 119.827 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCOLEX» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scolex» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scolex» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scolex

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCOLEX»

Discover the use of scolex in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scolex and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Human Parasitology
Muscles in the scolex make possible the holdfast action of this organ. The musculature of the scolex consists of sets of crisscrossing fibers attached to the inner surfaces of the suckers, enabling them to contract. Scolices of tapeworms that ...
Burton Jerome Bogitsh, Clint Earl Carter, Thomas N. Oeltmann, 2012
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Parasites of North American Freshwater Fishes
Glenn L. Hoffman. late; small worms HAPLOBOTHRIIDAE (p. 233) 3. Scolex 4- lobed, more or less rectangular, with elongate shallow bothria; eggs operculate; medium to large worms BOTHRIOCEPHALIDAE ...
Glenn L. Hoffman, 1967
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Animal Parasites: Their Life Cycles and Ecology
D-G, Glaridacris cato- stomus. D. E, Anterior and posterior ends of plero- cercoid- like monozoic adult cestode. F, Unembryo- nated operculate egg. G, Procercoid. H-N, Pseudophyllidea. H, Scolex of Diplyllo- bothrium latum, a polyzoic cestode,  ...
Oliver Wilford Olsen, 1974
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Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota: Biodiversity
Regan (1963) identified larvae from Melongena corona as tetraphyllidean plerocercoids; subsequently, Cake ( 1977a) considered these to be larvae ofAcanthobothrium. 7 Wardle's (1974) Scolex sp. I larvae from Tagelusplebeius and Macoma ...
Darryl L. Felder, 2009
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Diseases of Poultry
Scolex characteristics: (A) Hymenolepis cantaniana. (1) Scolex and strobilia ( Ransom); (2) Hook (Yamaguti); (3) Scolex (Neveu-Lemaire); (4) Scolex (Wehr). ( B) H. carioca scolex. (C) Amoebotaenia cuneata (Monnig). (1) Rostellar hook; (2)  ...
‎2013
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The Physiology and Biochemistry of Cestodes
of the scolex is beautifully adapated for attachment to the intestinal mucosa of a specific host. Some species with a poorly developed scolex (e.g. Ligula intestinalis) — i.e. one not adapted to the topography of any particular host intestine ...
J. D. Smyth, D. P. McManus, 2007
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Koneman's Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology
CESTODES A. An adult Taenia xaginata tapeworm illustrating the small scolex ( while arrow) and a strobila extending several feet long, and composed of a long chain of proglottids. B. Close-up view of the scolex of a Taenia solium tapeworm  ...
Elmer W. Koneman, 2006
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JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY
PLATE 1 EXPLANATION OP FIGURES 1 Outline of a living specimen of the Scolex polymorphus. The stippled areas just behind the four bothria show the location of the faint red pigment spots seen in some specimens. Magnified about 45 ...
‎1912
9
Amazon Fish Parasites
Body = 33 x 0.94; Scolex = 0.7 x 0.8; Suckers = 0.2; Testes = 50-60 in number; Egg = 14-21 μm. Nominoscolex WOODLAND, 1934 Scolex with 4 simple suckers . Apical organ present or absent. Testes, ovary and uterus medullary. Vitellaria ...
Vernon Everett Thatcher, František Moravec, 2006
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Biology Of Helminthes
The key character of these cestodes is the structure of the scolex. The scolex is relatively large, with 2 or 4 bothridia anteriorly and 4 or— less frequently— 2 very contractile and retractable proboscids, each being retracted and everted by ...
D.R. Khanna, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCOLEX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scolex is used in the context of the following news items.
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Of Scholars and Tapeworms
A new species of tapeworm described from Australia by Janine Caira and student Kirsten Jensen, showing the head-like scolex. (Image courtesy of Janine Caira). «UConn Today, Apr 15»
2
Guess what weird and wonderful things are in these 15 photos
A bit creepy this one; it's the head of a tapeworm, specifically the head (scolex) of a dog tapeworm (Taenia pisiformis). This tapeworm has dogs and foxes as its ... «BBC News, Mar 15»
3
What squirms inside a tiny bird? Odd new tapeworm species
Phillips: One difference is in the anterior end, the scolex. It's not called a head–researchers who study tapeworms hate it when it gets called a head! The scolex ... «Smithsonian Science News, Mar 15»
4
Reino Unido revisa sus planes de prevención del ébola tras el caso …
@Scolex El problemN no es si el ejércitop dispone de personal formado y medios, que dispone, el problema es ¿cuantos?. Sólo el Sistema nacional de Salud ... «El Mundo, Dec 14»
5
Should we worry about tapeworms?
This head - known as the scolex - is not a head as we know it, though, as the creature has no eyes, mouth or brain. Instead, it is simply a protrusion with suction ... «Medical News Today, Nov 14»
6
Roundworms in Cats: An Intestinal Menace
Unlike flatworms, such as tapeworms, which attach themselves via scolex, or mouth-sucker, to their host, roundworms in cats spend their adult lives swimming ... «Catster, Oct 14»
7
Your Weird Animal Questions Answered: Animal Anatomy
... proglottids—segments containing both male and female reproductive organs—and the scolex, which contains suckers and hooks used to attach to the host. «NatGeo News Watch, Apr 14»
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AUTOPSY's ERIC CUTLER Joins SCOLEX
San Francisco Bay Area death/doom outfit SCOLEX has merged forces with legendary death metal guitarist Eric Cutler of AUTOPSY. The newly formed lineup's ... «BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Jan 14»
9
A look at movie locations around Pittsburgh
With Matthew Broderick playing the inspector and Rupert Everett as the arch-nemesis Sanford Scolex, this movie is full of action-packed scenes shot in ... «Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Aug 13»
10
Iowa woman tries 'tapeworm diet', prompts doctor warning
Adults can reach a length of 2-8 meters, but the scolex is only 1-2 millimeters in diameter. “Probably, some people have done it. I have no question in my mind ... «Today.com, Aug 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Scolex [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/scolex>. Apr 2024 ».
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