1. Resembling a tapeworm scolex. 2. Wormlike. SEE ALSO: lumbricoid (1), vermiform. SYN: scoleciform. [G. skolekoeides, fr. skolex, worm, + eidos, appearance]
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sco·le·coid (skoґlə-koid) [Gr. skōlekoeidēs vermiform] 1. resembling a worm. 2. resembling a scolex; hydatid.Medical dictionary. 2011.