[医] 链体(绦虫); 孢叶球

Strobila \Stro*bi"la\, n.; pl. {Strobil[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
anything twisted, a pine cone.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A form of the larva of certain Discophora in a state
of development succeeding the scyphistoma. The body of
the strobila becomes elongated, and subdivides
transversely into a series of lobate segments which
eventually become ephyr[ae], or young medus[ae].
(b) A mature tapeworm.