Look up: tapeworm

1. Tapeworm
   A long, flat, white parasite that inhabits the intestinal tract and causes illness; this infection can spread to humans.
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2. tapeworm
   [n] - ribbon-like flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
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3. Tapeworm
   a parasitic worm that lives in the intestines; causes diarrhoea and abdominal discomfort
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4. Tapeworm
   Tapeworm:A worm that is flattened like a tape measure and functions as an intestinal parasite, unable to live freely on its own but able to do so within an animal's gut. The eggs usually enter the body via raw or uncooked beef. Symptoms of their presence are usually absent. However, some patients ex...
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5. tapeworm
   a flatworm that is an endoparasite and belongs to the class Cestoda Category: Medicine
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6. Tapeworm
   Tape'worm` noun (Zoology) Any one of numerous species of cestode worms belonging to Tænia and many allied genera. The body is long, flat, and composed of numerous segments or proglottids varying in shape, those toward the end of the body being much ...
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7. tapeworm
   The tapeworms or cestodes, are ribbon-shaped segmented worms which inhabit the intestinal tract of many vertebrates (including humans). most tapeworm infections occur in Africa, Yugoslavia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Mexico and parts of South America and the U.S.S.R. Some forms may be contract...
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8. tapeworm
   cestode noun ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
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9. tapeworm
   (tāp´wәrm) any parasitic worm of the subclass Cestoda; these worms have a flattened bandlike form and numerous species can lodge in the intestines of many animals including human beings. They are transmitted to humans in larval form embedded in cysts, especially in meat or fish that is not properly cooked. In...
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10. Tapeworm
    • (n.) Any one of numerous species of cestode worms belonging to Taenia and many allied genera. The body is long, flat, and composed of numerous segments or proglottids varying in shape, those toward the end of the body being much larger and longer than the anterior ones, and containing the ful...
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11. tapeworm
    any member of the invertebrate class Cestoda (phylum Platyhelminthes), a group of parasitic flatworms containing about 3,000 species. Tapeworms, ... [6 related articles]
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12. Tapeworm
    [band] Tapeworm is a defunct side project of Nine Inch Nails which existed in various forms from 1995 to roughly 2004. Tapeworm never released any recordings, but was frequently referenced in interviews. The band started as a side-project between Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor and liv...
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13. tapeworm
    A member of a group of intestinal parasites, so named because they are long and flat, forming the class Cestoda of the flatworm phylum Platyhelminthes. A scolex, or head, only 1.5–2 mm (about 0.06 in) in diameter, is attached to the gut and behind this the body consists of a ribbon of identica...
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14. tapeworm
    tapeworm, name for the parasitic flatworms forming the class Cestoda. All tapeworms spend the adult phase of their lives as parasites in the gut of a vertebrate animal (called the primary host). Most tapeworms spend part of their life cycle in the tissues of one or more other animals (called interme...
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15. tapeworm
    Type: Term Pronunciation: tāp′wŏrm Definitions: 1. 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 stru...
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16. tapeworm
    Any of various parasitic flatworms of the class Cestoda. They lack digestive and sense organs, can reach 15 m/50 ft in length, and attach themselves to the host's intestines by means of hooks and suckers. Tapeworms are made up of hundreds of individual segments, each of which develops into a ...
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17. Tapeworm
    An intestinal parasite that looks flat and may appear like a small grain of rice around the anus. Caught through flea infestation, or by eating raw meat or prey. Treatment may be needed every six weeks if the source of infection cannot be eliminated. Adult cats are most commonly affected.
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18. Tapeworm
    A worm that is flattened like a tape measure and functions as an intestinal parasite, unable to live freely on its own but able to do so within an animal's gut. The eggs usually enter the body via raw or uncooked beef. Symptoms of their presence are usually absent. However, some patients experience ...
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