Definition
A specialized attachment or adhesive organ found on parasitic organisms, especially tapeworms and flukes, that helps them cling to their host.
Etymology
From Greek 'haptein' meaning 'to fasten' or 'to grip,' with the suffix '-on' indicating a single structure. Used in parasitology since the 19th century.
Kelly Says
Tapeworms use their haptera (plural of hapteron) like tiny gripping claws to anchor themselves to your intestines, and scientists discovered that the more firmly a parasite grips, the harder it is to dislodge—which is why some parasites are so difficult to treat!
Translations
ARالعربية
هابتيرون
ha-b-te-roon
BNবাংলা
হ্যাপ্টেরন
ha-p-te-ron
CACatalà
hapteron
hap-te-ron
CSČeština
hapteron
hap-te-ron
DADansk
hapteron
hap-te-ron
DEDeutsch
Hapteron
hap-te-ron
ELΕλληνικά
χαπτερόν
hap-te-ron
ESEspañol
hapterón
a-p-te-ron
FAفارسی
هاپتیرون
ha-p-te-ron
FISuomi
hapteron
hap-te-ron
FRFrançais
hapteron
a-p-te-ron
GUGU
હાપ્ટેરોન
ha-p-te-ron
HEעברית
חפטרון
ha-p-te-ron
HIहिन्दी
हाप्टरॉन
haa-p-te-ron
HUMagyar
hapteron
hap-te-ron
IDBahasa Indonesia
hapteron
hap-te-ron
ITItaliano
hapteron
a-p-te-ron
KMKM
ហាព្តេរ៉ុន
ha-p-te-ron
MRMR
हाप्टरॉन
haa-p-te-ron
MSBahasa Melayu
hapteron
hap-te-ron
MYမြန်မာ
ဟပ်တာရွန်
ha-p-ta-ron
NLNederlands
hapteron
hap-te-ron
NONorsk
hapteron
hap-te-ron
PLPolski
hapteron
hap-te-ron
PTPortuguês
hapteron
a-p-te-ron
RORomână
hapteron
hap-te-ron
RUРусский
хаптерон
hap-te-ron
SVSvenska
hapteron
hap-te-ron
SWKiswahili
hapteron
hap-te-ron
TAதமிழ்
ஹாப்டெரான்
ha-p-te-raan
TEతెలుగు
హాప్టెరన్
ha-p-te-ran
THไทย
แฮปเตอร์อน
hae-p-te-ron
TRTürkçe
hapteron
a-p-te-ron
UKУкраїнська
хаптерон
hap-te-ron
URاردو
ہاپٹیرون
ha-p-te-ron
VITiếng Việt
hapteron
hap-te-ron