stere2 (star)

[= F. stère, stereographic μινθ- ), a worm.] The parenchymatous endoparasitic worms, having no intestinal canal. They formed one of two main divisions, the other being Cælelmintha, into which the Entozoa were divided by Owen in 1843, corresponding to the parenchymatous intestinal worms or vers intestinaux parenchymataux of Cuvier. They are such as the cestoid and trematoid worms, or tapes and flukes. sterelminthic (ster-el-min'thik), a. [ sterelminthous (ster-el-min'thus), a. Same as sterelminthic. stereo- (ster'ē-ō, also, especially in trade use, stērē-ō). An element of Greek origin, mean ing 'solid.'