taeniasis

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/tiˈnaɪ.ə.sɪs/

noun

An infection of tapeworms of the genus Taenia that does not usually cause any disease.

OriginLatin taen(ia) ← Ancient Greek ταινία →
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Meanings

nountaeniasis (countable and uncountable, plural taeniases)

plural taeniases · alternative tæniasis · alternative teniasis

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAn infection of tapeworms of the genus Taenia that does not usually cause any disease.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekταινία“band, ribbon, tapeworm”
  2. Latintaen(ia)
  3. Englishtaeniasis

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

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Chicago

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