taenia
/ˈtiːnɪə
/(US tenia)
noun (plural taeniae /ˈtiːnɪiː/ or taenias)
1 Anatomy A flat ribbon-like structure in the body.These sites lie always between the mesenteric tenia and the two antimesenteric teniae, so that the diverticula form rows along the lateral surfaces of the organ....
- The longitudinal muscle layer continues between the teniae as a thin but complete coat.
- Here, we have shown the pilae ossifying dorsally, as an irregular sheet of bone running roughly between the pila antotica and a similar band of cartilage which comes off the top of the otic capsule, the taenia marginalis.
1.1 (taeniae coli /ˈkəʊlʌɪ/) The smooth longitudinal muscles of the colon.Bundles of muscle from the teniae coli penetrate the circular layer at irregular intervals....
- The three taeniae coli converge at the base of the vermiform appendix on the cecum.
- Hanging off the taeniae coli are pouches called epiploic appendages.
2 Architecture A fillet between a Doric architrave and frieze.
3(In ancient Greece) a band or ribbon worn round a person’s head.
Derivatives
taenioid
- The tumor cell was found to be restiform and tenioid and it showed characteristics of carcinoid.
- The shape of the hooks was typical of taenioid cestodes, most resembling hooks.
- The rostellum is normally present, rarely absent, and is armed with two alternating rows of hooks of characteristic taenioid shape.
Origin
Mid 16th century (in sense 2): via Latin from Greek tainia 'band, ribbon'.
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