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| tapeworm (ˈteɪpˌwɜːm) | |
| —n | |
| echinococcus See also taenia any parasitic ribbon-like flatworm of the class Cestoda, having a body divided into many egg-producing segments and lacking a mouth and gut. The adults inhabit the intestines of vertebrates | |
tapeworm tape·worm (tāp'wûrm')
n.
Any of various ribbonlike, often very long flatworms of the class Cestoda, that lack an alimentary canal and are intestinal parasitic in humans.
| tapeworm (tāp'wûrm') Pronunciation Key
See cestode. |
A worm with a long, flat body that can live in the human intestines as a parasite. Infestation with a tapeworm usually occurs as the result of eating raw meat or fish that contains the immature form of the worm.