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noun
any of various flat or tapelike worms of the class Cestoidea, lacking an alimentary canal, and parasitic when adult in the alimentary canal of humans and other vertebrates: the larval and adult stages are usually in different hosts.
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tapeworm (ˈteɪpˌwɜːm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| 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 | |
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Medical Dictionary
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.
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Science Dictionary
| tapeworm (tāp'wûrm') Pronunciation Key
See cestode. |
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Cultural Dictionary
tapeworm definition
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.
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Doctors successfully treat tapeworm infections with medicines.
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