Taenia solium

[ sō′lē-əm ]

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A tapeworm that is parasitic in humans and is acquired by eating infected pork that is insufficiently cooked.

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Words nearby Taenia solium

taenia, taeniacide, taeniafuge, Taenia saginata, taeniasis, Taenia solium, taeniid, taenioid, TAF, TAFE, Tafelwein

How to use Taenia solium in a sentence

Similar experiments with the ova of the Oxyuris vermicularis and of the Toenia solium afforded corresponding results.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883|Various
As the tnia solium is most frequent in this country, it may be proper to describe it more particularly.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts
Among fourteen tni which he had occasion to examine, there was not a single Tnia solium.
Animal Parasites and Messmates|P. J. Van Beneden
Let us consider the solitary worm of man (Tnia solium), it will enable us to understand all the others.
Animal Parasites and Messmates|P. J. Van Beneden

The only true cause, however, is the introduction of the eggs of the Tnia solium into the intestines.
Animal Parasites and Messmates|P. J. Van Beneden

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