What is "redia"

Redia \Re"di*a\ (r?"d?*?), n.; pl. L. Redi[ae] (-[=e]), E. Redias (-?z). [NL.; of uncertain origin.] (Zo["o]l.) A kind of larva, or nurse, which is prroduced within the sporocyst of certain trematodes by asexual generation. It in turn produces, in the same way, either another generation of redi[ae], or else cercari[ae] within its own body. Called also proscolex, and nurse. See Illustration in Appendix.

n. the larva of some trematodes, some of which become cercaria

Redia or redia can be:-

• A synonym hii the plant genus Cleidion of the family Euphorbiaceae
• A stage in the development of a trematode
• A dipstick for urinalysis, determining levels of glucose, albumin and erythrocytes
• An Italian zoological journal, named after Francesco Redi, started in 1903 and currently published by the Research Centre for Agrobiology and Pedology (ABP) of the Agricultural Research Council (CRA).