taeniasis

or te·ni·a·sis

[ tee-nahy-uh-sis ]

nounPathology.
  1. infestation with tapeworms.

Origin of taeniasis

1
First recorded in 1885–90; taeni(a) + -asis

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British Dictionary definitions for taeniasis

taeniasis

US teniasis

/ (tiːˈnaɪəsɪs) /


noun
  1. pathol infestation with tapeworms of the genus Taenia

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