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taenia medical definition
or te·ni·a
noun pl tae·ni·as or tae·ni·ae- A ribbonlike band of tissue or muscle.
- A flatworm of the genus Taenia, which includes many tapeworms. Not in technical use.
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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