tapeworm

tapeworm /tape·worm/ (tāp´werm) cestode; a parasitic intestinal worm with a flattened, bandlike form.

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armed tapeworm  Taenia solium.

beef tapeworm  Taenia saginata.

broad tapeworm  Diphyllobothrium latum.

dog tapeworm  Dipylidium caninum.

fish tapeworm  Diphyllobothrium latum.

hydatid tapeworm  Echinococcus granulosus.

pork tapeworm  Taenia solium.

unarmed tapeworm  Taenia saginata.

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tape·worm (tpwûrm)

n.

Any of various ribbonlike, often very long flatworms of the class Cestoda, that lack an alimentary canal and are intestinal parasites in humans.

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Tapeworm

Flat and very long (up to 30 meters) intestinal parasitic worms, similar to a long piece of tape. Common tapeworms include: T. saginata (beef tapeworm), T. solium (pork tapeworm) D. latum (fish tapeworm), H. Nana (dwarf tapeworm) and E. granulosus (dog tapeworm). General symptoms are vague abdominal discomfort, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and weight loss.

Mentioned in: Antihelminthic Drugs, Echinococcosis

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tapeworm

[tāp′wurm]

Etymology: AS, taeppe + wyrm

a parasitic intestinal worm belonging to the class Cestoda and having a scolex and a ribbon-shaped body composed of segments in a chain. Tapeworms live as larvae in one or more vertebrate intermediate hosts and grow to adulthood in the intestine of humans. In the human alimentary canal the worm develops into an adult with an attaching head, or scolex, and numerous hermaphroditic segments, or proglottids, each of which is capable of producing eggs. Kinds of tapeworm include Diphyllobothrium latum, Taenia saginata, and Taenia solium. Also called cestode.

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tapeworm

members of the genera Taenia, Diphyllobothrium, Dipylidium and Echinococcus; includes infestation with members of the tapeworm class Eucestoda. Most tapeworm infestations have little apparent effect on the health of farm livestock and are mostly esthetic problems in companion animals.

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armed tapeworm

taeniasolium.

beef tapeworm

taeniasaginata.

broad tapeworm

diphyllobothriumlatum.

dog tapeworm

dipylidiumcaninum.

fish tapeworm

diphyllobothriumlatum.

hydatid tapeworm

echinococcusgranulosus.

pork tapeworm

taeniasolium.

unarmed tapeworm

taeniasaginata.