Eukaryote
taenia saginata
Subclass of:
Genus Tenia
Definitions related to taenia saginata:
  • A species of parasitic cestodes in the genus Taenia that is acquired through the ingestion of infected bovine tissue. Humans are the definitive host of the adult cestodes, resulting in taeniasis.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any cestode parasite that can be assigned to the species Taenia saginata.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Species of tapeworm in the genus TAENIA, that infects cattle. It is acquired by humans through the ingestion of raw or insufficiently cooked beef.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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