taenia
or te·ni·a
[ tee-nee-uh ]
/ ˈti ni ə /
noun, plural tae·ni·ae [tee-nee-ee] /ˈti niˌi/.
Classical Antiquity.
a headband or fillet.
Architecture.
(on a Doric entablature) a fillet or band separating the frieze from the architrave.
Anatomy.
a ribbonlike structure, as certain bands of white nerve fibers in the brain.
any tapeworm of the genus Taenia, parasitic in humans and other mammals.
Origin of taenia
1555–65; < Latin < Greek
tainía band, ribbon;
(in def 4) < New Latin, Latin, as above
Words nearby taenia
tae kwon do,
taedium vitae,
taegu,
taejon,
tael,
taenia,
taenia saginata,
taenia solium,
taeniacide,
taeniafuge,
taeniasis
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British Dictionary definitions for taenia
taenia
US tenia
/ (ˈtiːnɪə) /
noun plural -niae (-nɪˌiː)
(in ancient Greece) a narrow fillet or headband for the hair
architect
the fillet between the architrave and frieze of a Doric entablature
anatomy
any bandlike structure or part
any tapeworm of the genus Taenia, such as T. soleum, a parasite of man that uses the pig as its intermediate host
Word Origin for taenia
C16: via Latin from Greek
tainia narrow strip; related to Greek
teinein to stretch
Medical definitions for taenia (1 of 2)
taenia
n. pl tae•ni•as
A ribbonlike band of tissue or muscle.
A flatworm of the genus Taenia, which includes many tapeworms. Not in technical use.
Medical definitions for taenia (2 of 2)
Taenia
[ tē′nē-ə ]
n.
A genus of cestodes that formerly included most of the tapeworms but is now restricted to those species infecting carnivores with a cysticercus.