SINCE 1828
oncosphere
noun
on·co·sphere
variants:
also onchosphere \ ˈäŋ-kō-ˌsfi(ə)r 
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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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