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scolex
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The anterior organ of a tapeworm used for attachment to the host intestine. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0002305 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cestoda#Scolex http://tropmed.org/dictionary/ ]
Term info
Label
scolex
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
holdfast, holdfast organ, tapeworm head
id
UBERON:0015119