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taenia
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n. 1 (context historical English) A ribbon worn in the hair in ancient Greece. 2 (context architecture Doric architecture English) A band between the frieze and architrave in the Doric order. 3 (context anatomy English) Any of several ribbon-like bands ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Taenia \T[ae]"ni*a\, n.; pl. T[ae]ni[ae] . [L., a ribbon, a tapeworm.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of intestinal worms which includes the common tapeworms of man. See Tapeworm . (Anat.) A band; a structural line; -- applied to several bands and lines of nervous ...
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
A taenia (Latin taenia ; derived from the Ancient Greek ταινία ( tainía ): "band" or "ribbon") is a small " fillet " molding near the top of the architrave in a Doric column. In classical architecture, the entire structure above the columns is called the ...
Usage examples of taenia.
But this is almost certainly the disease cysticercosis, caused by the larva of Taenia solium.
One dose is said to be effective in destroying both kinds of tapeworms, the taenia solium and bothriocephalus latus.