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tapeworm (tāp´wәrm)   any parasitic worm of the subclass Cestoda; these worms have a flattened bandlike form and numerous species can lodge in the intestines of many animals including human beings. They are transmitted to humans in larval form embedded in cysts, especially in meat or fish that is not properly cooked. In the human body they develop to maturity and attach themselves to the wall of the intestine, where they grow and release eggs. Called also cestode.




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