tenia, teniasis

te·​nia

less common spellings of taenia, taeniasis

1
: a band on a Doric order separating the frieze from the architrave
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3
: an ancient Greek fillet

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“Tenia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tenia. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

tenia, teniacidal, teniacide, tenia coli, teniafuge, teniasis

variant of taenia, taeniacidal, taeniacide, taenia coli, taeniafuge, taeniasis

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