1) Cestode 2) Echinococcus
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1) Cestode 2) Flatworm 3) Platyhelminth
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• (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 fully developed sexual organs. The head is small, des...
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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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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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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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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 contracted (in the U.S.) from infected dogs or cats (more ...
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(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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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 abdominal pain, fatigue, weight loss, and diarrhea...
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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 larger and longer than the anterior ones, and cont...
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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 structures by which the worm is attached to the intest...
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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 abdominal pain, fatigue, weight loss, and...
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ribbonlike flatworm that is parasitic in the intestines of vertebrates.
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n] - ribbon-like flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
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A long, flat, white parasite that inhabits the intestinal tract and causes illness; this infection can spread to humans.
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a parasitic worm that lives in the intestines; causes diarrhoea and abdominal discomfort
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cestode noun ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
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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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