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  • noun Infestation with tapeworms.

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  • noun pathology An infection of tapeworms of the genus Taenia that does not usually cause any disease.

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek ταινία (tainia, "band,ribbon,tapeworm") + -iasis "pathological or morbid condition."

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