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What (who) is Taenia - definition

WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Tæniæ; Taeniae; Taenias; Taenia (disambiguation)

Taenia         
·noun The fillet, or band, at the bottom of a Doric frieze, separating it from the architrave.
II. Taenia ·noun A band; a structural line;
- applied to several bands and lines of nervous matter in the brain.
III. Taenia ·noun A genus of intestinal worms which includes the common tapeworms of man. ·see Tapeworm.
taenia         
['ti:n??]
(US tenia)
¦ noun (plural taeniae -n?i: or taenias)
1. Anatomy a flat ribbon-like structure in the body.
(taeniae coli 'k??l??) the smooth longitudinal muscles of the colon.
2. Architecture a fillet between a Doric architrave and frieze.
3. (in ancient Greece) a band or ribbon worn round a person's head.
Derivatives
taenioid adjective
Origin
C16: via L. from Gk tainia 'band, ribbon'.
Taenia (tapeworm)         
  • A pair of ''Taenia'' proglottids, dried and resembling sesame seeds, each containing hundreds of eggs
  • Lifecycle of ''T. saginata'' inside and outside of the human body
GENUS OF TAPEWORM
Taenia (cestode); Taenia bubesei; Taenia (genus); Taenia ovis
Taenia is the type genus of the Taeniidae family of tapeworms (a type of helminth). It includes some important parasites of livestock.

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Taenia

Taenia or tænia, from Greek ταινία (tainía) and Latin taenia (both meaning 'tape' or 'ribbon') may refer to: