Taenia

Definition of Taenia

Tae´ni`a
n.1.(Zool.) A genus of intestinal worms which includes the common tapeworms of man. See Tapeworm.
2.(Anat.) A band; a structural line; - applied to several bands and lines of nervous matter in the brain.
3.(Arch.) The fillet, or band, at the bottom of a Doric frieze, separating it from the architrave.

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fillet, headband, tenia
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