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Proglottides
One of the free, or nearly free, segments of a tapeworm. It contains both male and female reproductive organs, and is capable of a brief independent existence.
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One of the free, or nearly free, segments of a tapeworm. It contains both male and female reproductive organs, and is capable of a brief independent existence.
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|---|---|
| gravid | (of egglaying animals, now chiefly figuratively) Pregnant. |
| progestational | (biology, medicine) Describing the phase of the menstrual cycle before gestation and after ovulation, during which progesterone is secreted. |
| prognenoun | a genus of passerine birds in the swallow family Hirundinidae. |
| progestogenic | Relating to, or using a progestogen |
| progestogennoun | (biochemistry, steroids) The steroid hormone progesterone. |
| entoproctanoun | Entoprocta , or Kamptozoa , is a phylum of mostly sessile aquatic animals, ranging from long. |
| prosthecaenoun | — |
| progenitive | Being able to produce offspring; reproductive. |
| prognosticsnoun | An engineering discipline focused on predicting the time at which a system or a component will no longer perform its intended function. |
| procidentianoun | (medicine) Prolapse, especially of the uterus. |
| prognosticnoun | A sign by which a future event may be known or foretold. |
| progenitorsnoun | A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors. |
| diplotenenoun | (biology) The fourth stage of prophase of meiosis, during which homologous chromosome pairs begin to separate and chiasmata become visible |
| prognathous | Having jaws that project forward more than is usual, or being such a jaw. |
| progenynoun | (uncountable) Offspring or descendants considered as a group. |
| progradenoun | (astronomy) Moving in a forward direction, especially with respect to other bodies in the same system. |
| proptosisnoun | exophthalmos |
| prolationnoun | (music) The relative time value of a minim to a semibreve in medieval music. |
| diplopodanoun | arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes |
| prothallusnoun | A prothallium. |
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