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tapeworm

noun

tape·​worm ˈtāp-ˌwərm How to pronounce tapeworm (audio)
: any of a class (Cestoda) of bilaterally symmetrical flatworms that are parasitic as adults in the intestines of vertebrates including humans and consist of a scolex usually with suckers or hooks followed posteriorly by an undifferentiated neck region from which buds off an often long chain of proglottids
In most instances, adult tapeworms have little visible effect on their hosts except in heavy infections, which may result in anemia, weight loss, and various secondary manifestations. Burton J. Bogitsh et al.

called also cestode

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Since there was no evidence of any consumption of fish at the site—which was likely mainly occupied during the winter season—the authors believe the dog picked up the tapeworm eggs from one of the home settlements elsewhere. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 May 2022 Microscopic egg of fish tapeworm found in dog coprolite. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 May 2022 That analysis revealed the presence of parasitic eggs from four different species: whipworm, beef/pork tapeworm, roundworm, and pinworm. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2022 Though relatively uncommon in the US, parasitic meningitis is more widespread in other parts of the world, according to the NINDS, and is usually linked to a tapeworm. Sarah Lemire, Health.com, 10 Dec. 2021 Eating undercooked pork and being around unsanitary conditions are two of the most common ways to get a tapeworm. Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2021 One example of this is when someone who knowingly or unknowingly has a tapeworm prepares a meal and contaminates the food given to another person. Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2021 In the case of the Massachusetts man, Boston doctors saw a case of a tapeworm that was still affecting him decades later. Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2021 Researchers, led by the Silkeborg Museum's Nina Nielsen, also reported finding eggs and proteins from intestinal worms, indicating that the man was infected with parasites including tapeworm, whipworm and mawworm. Julia Musto, Fox News, 25 July 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

from its shape

First Known Use

1706, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tapeworm was in 1706

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