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pyriform
(redirected from pyriform apparatus)

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pyr·i·form  (pr-fôrm)
adj.
Shaped like a pear.
[Medieval Latin pyrum, pear (alteration of Latin pirum) + -form.]
pyriform [ˈpɪrɪˌfɔːm]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) (esp of organs of the body) pear-shaped
[from New Latin pyriformis, from pyri-, erroneously from Latin pirum pear + -formis -form]
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On the basis of the size of the proglottids (3), larger eggs with pyriform apparatus and hooklets, and geographic distribution, the infecting cestode was identified as B.
Bertiella studeri infection, China by Wang, Xue-Mei / Emerging Infectious Diseases
 
 
 
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