- taeniid
- tae·ni·id
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taeniid
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taeniid — Common name for a member of the family Taeniidae. * * * tae·ni·id tē nē əd n any tapeworm of the family Taeniidae taeniid adj … Medical dictionary
taeniid — I. ˈtēnēə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Taeniidae : of or relating to the Taeniidae II. noun ( s) : a tapeworm of the family Taeniidae … Useful english dictionary
Echinococcus shiquicus — Taxobox name = Echinococcus shiquicus regnum = Animalia phylum = Platyhelminthes classis = Cestoda ordo = Cyclophyllidea familia = Taeniidae genus = Echinococcus subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = Echinococcus shiquicus Echinococcus… … Wikipedia
Marshall Lightowlers — Professor Marshall Lightowlers began his career in the field of parasitology during a post doctoral appointment at the Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science in Adelaide where he undertook research on ovine sarcocystosis. In 1981 he began a… … Wikipedia
Cysticercosis — An infection caused by the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium. Infection occurs when the tapeworm larvae enter the body and form cysticerci (SIS tuh sir KEY) (cysts). When cysticerci are found in the brain, the condition is called neurocysticercosis… … Medical dictionary
Echinococcus — A tiny parasitic tapeworm. The larval stage of this tapeworm can cause human disease. There are three forms of Echinococcus that affect humans E. (Echinococcus) granulosus, E. multilocularis, and E. vogeli and each has a different geographic… … Medical dictionary
cenuris, coenuris — A tapeworm bladderworm with multiple inverted scoleces attached to the inner germinative layer; produced by taeniid cestodes of the genus Multiceps, typically found in the brain or tissues of herbivores and the adult worm in the … Medical dictionary
Multiceps — A genus of taeniid tapeworms in which the larval forms in herbivores occur in the form of a coenurus (multiple scoleces invaginated within a single cyst). [multi + L. caput, head] M. m. a species the mature form of which occurs in the intestines… … Medical dictionary
Hymenolepis nana — Dwarf tapeworm Adult dwarf tapeworm Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
