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tapeworm
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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tape·worm
/ ˈtāpˌwərm/
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n.
a parasitic flatworm (class Cestoda), the adult of which lives in the intestine of humans and other vertebrates. It has a long ribbonlike body with many segments that can become independent, and a small head bearing hooks and suckers.
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Tapeworms tell tales of deeper human past. (Science News of the week).
Magazine article from: Science News; 4/7/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...origin of human tapeworm infections on a...structures of 35 tapeworm species. The three modern Taenia tapeworms that pass their...same branch as do tapeworms in wild relatives...Hoberg. The closest tapeworm relatives to two...
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Equine tapeworms implicated in colic
Magazine article from: DVM; 3/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...prevention Equine tapeworms are difficult to...the intensity of tapeworm infection. These...ata is the equine tapeworm of primary concern...pathogenic of the equine tapeworms. A perfoliata causes...prevention of equine tapeworm infection. Oral...of adult equine tapeworms. Daily use ...
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Tapeworm story lands teacher a TV segment.(Knight Ridder Newspapers:)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 5/12/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...And he owes it all to his tapeworm. Had Sorenson and his wife...wrestled with two feet of the tapeworm (there was more inside his...told. Most people who have tapeworms never see more than a few...and never actually seen a tapeworm," Sorenson said. "I guess...
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 "Duluth News-Tribune (Duluth, MN)")
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Tapeworm story lands teacher a TV segment.
News Wire article from: Duluth News-Tribune (Duluth, MN); 5/10/2002; 700+ words
; ...And he owes it all to his tapeworm. Had Sorenson and his wife...wrestled with two feet of the tapeworm (there was more inside his...told. Most people who have tapeworms never see more than a few...and never actually seen a tapeworm," Sorenson said. "I guess...
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 "The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)")
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Equestrian World: Single dose tapeworm control on offer.(Farming Life)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 10/2/2002; 700+ words
; ...specifically targeting tapeworms has been successfully...traditional pyrantel tapeworms, which require double...horse owners effective tapeworm control in one single...includes cover against tapeworm," the leading equine...dose control of equine tapeworms. "Dosing with Equest...
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Ask The Vet: Tapeworms more of an inconvienence in adult pets
Newspaper article from: Charleston Daily Mail; 9/4/2007; ; 691 words
; ...common species of tapeworm. And yet you are still seeing tapeworms in her stool...the preferred tapeworm drug. This...different species of tapeworms in their adult...one species of tapeworm. Another good point about tapeworms is that we have...
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TAPEWORMS CAN BE TOUGH TO ELIMINATE
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 9/4/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...food will also act as a deterrent. Tapeworms can be relatively hard to eliminate. Often the tapeworm medicine will get rid of the all...in the case of your younger dog. Tapeworms have a life cycle that requires them...
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Scientific sleuths track the origin of tapeworms in humans.
M2 Presswire; 10/22/2001; 666 words
; ...Society, London. The tapeworms, called Taenia, range...other mammals. The tapeworm's complex life cycle...where it reproduces. Tapeworms have global impact because...domestication, these tapeworms were transferred to...resulted in three distinct tapeworm species that infected...
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The long and short of tapeworm infection. (infection may be transmitted by direct contact with carriers of larvae)
Magazine article from: Science News; 9/5/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...infection with the larval form of the pork tapeworm, epidemiologists were mystified. How...reported a recent trip to an area in which tapeworm infection is common. Travelers to parts...harbored antibodies to the larval pork tapeworm, a sign of infection with the parasite...
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Out of Africa the Origins of the Tapeworms.(Tapeworms)
Magazine article from: Agricultural Research; 5/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Historical studies involving tapeworms contribute to a predictive...systematics and evolution of tapeworms of seabirds, seals, and...has helped him to examine tapeworm cospeciation and to perform...12 named genera of taeniid tapeworms belong to 1 genus, Taenia...
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Tapeworm Diseases
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
Tapeworm Diseases Definition Tapeworms are a group of parasitic...different species of tapeworms can infect humans. Tapeworm disease or cestodiasis...source of human tapeworms are certain species of freshwater fish. Tapeworm infections tend...
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Tapeworm
Encyclopedia entry from: Complete Human Diseases and Conditions
...Beef Tapeworm? What Is the Life Cycle of the Pork Tapeworm? What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Tapeworm Infection? How Do Doctors Diagnose and Treat Tapeworm Infection? Resource Tapeworms are long, flat, intestinal worms found in humans...
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tapeworm
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
tapeworm name for the parasitic...class Cestoda. All tapeworms spend the adult phase...hosts. The dwarf tapeworm, Hymenolepsis nana...are also several tapeworms for whom humans the...among these, the dog tapeworm, Echinococcus granulosis...
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fish tapeworm
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
fish tapeworm See tapeworm .
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tapeworms
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
tapeworms See Cestoda .
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