cestode

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C0218000 (sĕs′tōd′)n. See tapeworm.

[From New Latin Cestōda, class name, from Latin cestus, belt, from Greek kestos; see cestus¹.]

ces′tode′ adj.

cestode

(ˈsɛstəʊd) n (Animals) any parasitic flatworm of the class Cestoda, which includes the tapeworms[C19: from New Latin Cestoidea ribbon-shaped creatures, from Latin cestus belt, girdle; see cestus¹]

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n. 1. a parasitic flatworm of the class Cestoda, which comprises the tapeworms. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to cestodes. [1830–40; < New Latin Cestoda. See cestus¹, -ode¹]

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Noun

cestode - ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebratestapewormflatworm, platyhelminth - parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened bodyCestoda, class Cestoda - tapewormsechinococcus - tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animalstaenia - tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its intermediate host

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cestode:

see PlatyhelminthesPlatyhelminthes
, phylum containing about 20,000 species of soft-bodied, bilaterally symmetrical, invertebrate animals, commonly called flatworms. There are four classes: the free-living, primarily aquatic class, Turbellaria, and Trematoda, Cestoda, and Monogenea, which are
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name for the parasitic flatworms forming the class Cestoda. All tapeworms spend the adult phase of their lives as parasites in the gut of a vertebrate animal (called the primary host).
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cestode

[ses´tōd] 1. tapeworm.2. resembling a tapeworm.

ces·tode

, cestoid (ses'tōd, -toyd), Common name for tapeworms of the class Cestoidea or its subclasses, Cestoda and Cestodaria.

cestode

(sĕs′tōd′)n. See tapeworm.

ces′tode′ adj.

cestode

Tapeworm A ribbon-shaped segmented worm that inhabits the GI tract of vertebrates including humans Epidemiology Cestode infestations are more common in developing nations; US cases are linked to infected dogs or cats; Taenia solium–pork tapeworm and T saginata–beef tapeworm occur in those who eat undercooked meats; live up to 20 yrs and reach 10 m in length Clinical Unexplained weight loss, pernicious anemia, eggs or ribboned segments in stools

ces·tode

, cestoid (ses'tōd, -toyd) Common name for tapeworms of the subclass Eucestoda.

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A flat worm of the class Cestoda which includes the tapeworms.

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noun ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates

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