noun
taenia
Taenia (noun) means a ribbon that people wore in their hair in ancient Greece.
noun
1
A ribbon that people wore in their hair in ancient Greece.
2
In Doric architecture, a narrow strip that runs between the frieze and the architrave.
3
Any of various narrow, ribbon-shaped strips of body tissue.
"Each taenia traverses one of the following surfaces of the colon: the anterior surface, the posteroinferior surface, and the posterosuperior surface."
— Janice C. Colwell, Fecal and Urinary Diversions: Management and Principles (2004)
"The taenia selected will generally be the so-called omental taenia, from which the greater omentum arises."
— Carol E. H. Scott-Conner, Operative Anatomy (2009)
4
Any tapeworm belonging to the genus Taenia.
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Etymology
Comes from Latin taenia, from Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, "ribbon, tape").
Synonyms
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tenia
fillet
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What is the meaning of taenia?
"taenia" (noun) means a ribbon that people wore in their hair in ancient Greece.
What is another word for taenia?
Other words for "taenia" include tenia, fillet.
What are the different meanings of taenia?
"taenia" has 3 main meanings: 1. A ribbon that people wore in their hair in ancient Greece; 2. In Doric architecture, a narrow strip that runs between the frieze and the architrave; 3. Any of various narrow, ribbon-shaped strips of body tissue.
