unarmed tapeworm
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unarmed — un·armed .ən ärmd adj having no arms or armlike projections <an unarmed tapeworm> … Medical dictionary
tapeworm — An intestinal parasitic worm, adults of which are found in the intestine of vertebrates; the term is commonly restricted to members of the class Cestoidea. Tapeworms consist of a scolex, variously equipped with spined or sucking structures by… … Medical dictionary
Beef tapeworm — Taenia saginata, the most common of the big tapeworms that parasitizes people, contracted from infected raw or rare beef. Can grow to be 12 25 feet (3.6 7.5 m) long in the human intestine. Also known as the African tapeworm. * * * beef tapeworm n … Medical dictionary
beef tapeworm — noun : an unarmed tapeworm (Taenia saginata) that infests the human intestine as an adult, has a cysticercus larva that develops in cattle, and is contracted by man through ingestion of the larva in raw or rare beef … Useful english dictionary
Taenia (tapeworm) — This article is about a genus of tapeworm. For other uses, see Taenia (architecture)Taxobox name = Taenia image width = 200px image caption = Scolex of Taenia solium regnum = Animalia phylum = Platyhelminthes classis = Cestoda ordo =… … Wikipedia
Taenia — In medicine, taenia is a genus (group) of large tapeworms some of which are parasitic in humans. In anatomy, taenia refers to a band or a structural line and applies to several bands and lines of nervous matter in the brain. In Latin, taenia… … Medical dictionary
Taenia saginata — The beef tapeworm. The most common of the big tapeworms that parasitizes people, contracted from infected raw or rare beef. Can grow to be 12 25 feet (3.6 7.5 m) long in the human intestine. Also known as the African tapeworm. * * * the most… … Medical dictionary
Mesocestoides — Tapeworm genus found in carnivorous mammals, such as foxes; mites probably intermediate hosts; few human cases identified in Japan, the United States, and China. * * * Me·so·ces·toi·des .ses tȯi (.)dēz n a genus (the type of the family… … Medical dictionary
Moniezia expansa — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Platyhelminthes Class: Cestoda … Wikipedia
rostellum — The anterior fixed or invertible portion of the scolex of a tapeworm, frequently provided with a row (or several rows) of hooks. [L. dim. of rostrum, a beak] armed r. r. with one or more rows of hooks. unarmed r. r. lacking hooks. * * *… … Medical dictionary
