Eukaryote
taenia
tae·ni·a [ tee-nee-uh ]
Subclass of:
Class Cestoda
Etymology:
Greek tainia, later Latin taenia = a ribbon, tape, or fillet
Definitions related to genus tenia:
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(taenia) Any cestode parasite that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Taenia genus level.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(taenia) A genus of parasitic cestodes in the family Teaniidae that infect mammals and are characterized by ribbon-like bodies.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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