(ă-kăn″thō-sĕf′ă-lă)
[Pronunciation]
[Gr. akantha, thorn + kephale, head]
A phylum of parasitic worms.
Their usual hosts are fish and birds.
SYN: proboscis worms; ; thorny-headed worms.
Acanthocephala is a sample definition found in
Taber's Medical Dictionary, 21st Edition.
To find other Taber's Medical Dictionary topics
please login
or
purchase a subscription.
![[Top]](images/m/top.gif)
