brood capsule
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical.
brood capsule
[′brüd ‚kap·səl] (invertebrate zoology)
A secondary scolex-containing cyst constituting the infective agent of a tapeworm.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.