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oncosphere

noun on·co·sphere

variants: also onchosphere play \ˈäŋ-kō-ˌsfi(ə)r\

medical Definition of oncosphere

: a tapeworm embryo that has six hooks and is the earliest differentiated stage of a cyclophyllidean tapeworm — called also hexacanth embryo

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