taeniasis

See also: tæniasis

English

Alternative forms

• tæniasis, teniasis

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiˈnaɪ.ə.sɪs/

Noun

taeniasis (countable and uncountable, plural taeniases)

1. (pathology) An infection of tapeworms of the genus Taenia that does not usually cause any disease.

Related terms

• taenicide
• taenifuge

See also

• anthelmintic
• cysticercosis
• echinococcosis
• vermifuge

Further reading

• taeniasis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “taeniasis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.