taenia

A narrow band or ribbon for the hair that was worn in ancient Greece.

A band in the Doric order that separates the frieze from the architrave.

A ribbonlike band of tissue or muscle.

Any of various tapeworms of the genus Taenia, some of which infect humans.

In classical archæol., a ribbon, band, or head-band; a fillet.

In architecture, the fillet or band on the Doric architrave, which separates it from the frieze.

In surgery, a long and narrow ribbon used as a ligature.

In anatomy, a band or fillet: specifically applied to several parts of the brain, distinguished by qualifying epithets.

In zoology: A tapeworm. [capitalized] The leading genus of tapeworms, of the family Tæniidæ, formerly very comprehensive, now restricted to species like T. solium, the common tape of man. Also Cystotænia. See tapeworm.

A genus of intestinal worms which includes the common tapeworms of man. See tapeworm.