Meaning of TAENIA
| Pronunciation: | | 'teeneeu
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- [n] tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its intermediate host
- [n] a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband
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| | Synonyms: | | fillet, tenia |
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| | See Also: | | cestode, genus Taenia, headband, tapeworm | |
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| | Definition: | | \T[ae]"ni*a\, n.; pl. {T[ae]ni[ae]}. [L., a ribbon, a
tapeworm.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of intestinal worms which includes the
common tapeworms of man. See {Tapeworm}.
2. (Anat.) A band; a structural line; -- applied to several
bands and lines of nervous matter in the brain.
3. (Arch.) The fillet, or band, at the bottom of a Doric
frieze, separating it from the architrave.
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