"taeniasis" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tiˈnaɪ.ə.sɪs/ Forms: taeniases [plural], tæniasis [alternative], teniasis [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin taen(ia) (from Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “band, ribbon, tapeworm”)) + -iasis (““pathological or morbid condition””) Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|taenia|taen(ia)}} Latin taen(ia), {{uder|en|grc|ταινία||band, ribbon, tapeworm}} Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “band, ribbon, tapeworm”), {{suffix|en||iasis|t2=“pathological or morbid condition”}} + -iasis (““pathological or morbid condition””) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|taeniases}} taeniasis (countable and uncountable, plural taeniases)
  1. (pathology) An infection of tapeworms of the genus Taenia that does not usually cause any disease. Wikipedia link: taeniasis Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: taenicide, taenifuge, anthelmintic, cysticercosis, echinococcosis, vermifuge

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