proligerous

adjective

pro·​lig·​er·​ous

prōˈlijərəs

1

: producing or believed to produce living beings

2

: proliferative

the cyst is typically lined with a proligerous membrane that buds off daughter cysts or infective scolices

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary proli- + -gerous

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