taeniasis

noun

taeniasis

noun

/tiˈnaɪ.ə.sɪs/

Etymology From Latin taen(ia) (from Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “band, ribbon, tapeworm”)) + -iasis (““pathological or morbid condition””)

1

Medicine, Pathology, Sciences An infection of tapeworms of the genus Taenia that does not usually cause any disease.

Related terms
taenicide, taenifuge, anthelmintic, cysticercosis, echinococcosis, vermifuge

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