C1. attributive, as tapeworm infection; tapeworm-shaped, etc.
ΚΠ
1839 G. RobertsDict. Geol.Tænianus,..tape worm shaped.
1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. II. 1019 In many instances of tape-worm infection, the parasite appears to give rise to no inconvenience whatever.