taenia

or te·ni·a

[ tee-nee-uh ]

/ ˈti ni ə /

noun, plural tae·ni·ae [tee-nee-ee]. /ˈti niˌi/.

Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.

Architecture. (on a Doric entablature) a fillet or band separating the frieze from the architrave.

Anatomy. a ribbonlike structure, as certain bands of white nerve fibers in the brain.

any tapeworm of the genus Taenia, parasitic in humans and other mammals.

Origin of taenia

First recorded in 1555–65; from Latin, from Greek tainía “band, ribbon”; defs. 4 is from New Latin, Latin, as above

Words nearby taenia

Taegu, Taejon, tae kwon do, tael, ta'en, taenia, taeniacide, taeniafuge, Taenia saginata, taeniasis, Taenia solium

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Example sentences from the Web for taenia

Round the taenia are five drilled holes, indicating that a wreath of bronze was attached.
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith
Part of a female head, turned to the right, and wearing a taenia.
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith
Statue of a nude youth standing, tying a band (taenia) about his head.
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith
A portrait figure of an old man, whose head is bound with a taenia, reclines on a couch with a two-handled cup in his left hand.
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith

The hair is bound with a taenia and falls in short corkscrew curls over the forehead, and in a flowing mass down the shoulders.
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for taenia

taenia

US tenia

/ (ˈtiːnɪə) /

noun plural -niae (-nɪˌiː)

(in ancient Greece) a narrow fillet or headband for the hair

architect the fillet between the architrave and frieze of a Doric entablature

anatomy any bandlike structure or part

any tapeworm of the genus Taenia, such as T. soleum, a parasite of man that uses the pig as its intermediate host

Word Origin for taenia

C16: via Latin from Greek tainia narrow strip; related to Greek teinein to stretch

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Medical definitions for taenia (1 of 2)

taenia

n. pl tae•ni•as

A ribbonlike band of tissue or muscle.

A flatworm of the genus Taenia, which includes many tapeworms. Not in technical use.

Medical definitions for taenia (2 of 2)

Taenia

[ tē′nē-ə ]

n.

A genus of cestodes that formerly included most of the tapeworms but is now restricted to those species infecting carnivores with a cysticercus.

单词	taenia
释义	taenia or te·ni·a [ tee-nee-uh ] / ˈti ni ə / noun, plural tae·ni·ae [tee-nee-ee]. /ˈti niˌi/. Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet. Architecture. (on a Doric entablature) a fillet or band separating the frieze from the architrave. Anatomy. a ribbonlike structure, as certain bands of white nerve fibers in the brain. any tapeworm of the genus Taenia, parasitic in humans and other mammals. Origin of taenia First recorded in 1555–65; from Latin, from Greek tainía “band, ribbon”; defs. 4 is from New Latin, Latin, as above Words nearby taenia Taegu, Taejon, tae kwon do, tael, ta'en, taenia, taeniacide, taeniafuge, Taenia saginata, taeniasis, Taenia solium Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for taenia Round the taenia are five drilled holes, indicating that a wreath of bronze was attached. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)\|A. H. Smith Part of a female head, turned to the right, and wearing a taenia. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)\|A. H. Smith Statue of a nude youth standing, tying a band (taenia) about his head. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)\|A. H. Smith A portrait figure of an old man, whose head is bound with a taenia, reclines on a couch with a two-handled cup in his left hand. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)\|A. H. Smith The hair is bound with a taenia and falls in short corkscrew curls over the forehead, and in a flowing mass down the shoulders. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)\|A. H. Smith British Dictionary definitions for taenia taenia US tenia / (ˈtiːnɪə) / noun plural -niae (-nɪˌiː) (in ancient Greece) a narrow fillet or headband for the hair architect the fillet between the architrave and frieze of a Doric entablature anatomy any bandlike structure or part any tapeworm of the genus Taenia, such as T. soleum, a parasite of man that uses the pig as its intermediate host Word Origin for taenia C16: via Latin from Greek tainia narrow strip; related to Greek teinein to stretch Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for taenia (1 of 2) taenia n. pl tae•ni•as A ribbonlike band of tissue or muscle. A flatworm of the genus Taenia, which includes many tapeworms. Not in technical use. Medical definitions for taenia (2 of 2) Taenia [ tē′nē-ə ] n. A genus of cestodes that formerly included most of the tapeworms but is now restricted to those species infecting carnivores with a cysticercus. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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