taenia

taenia definition - medical

tae·ni·a or te·ni·a (tēˈnē-ə)

noun pl tae·ni·as or tae·ni·ae (-nē-ēˌ)
  1. A ribbonlike band of tissue or muscle.
  2. A flatworm of the genus Taenia, which includes many tapeworms. Not in technical use.
Taenia definition - medical

Tae·ni·a (tēˈnē-ə)

noun
A genus of cestodes that formerly included most of the tapeworms but is now restricted to those species infecting carnivores with a cysticercus.

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