| tenia telae | The somewhat thickened line along which a choroid membrane or plexus is attached to the rim of a brain ventricle. Synonym: tenia telae. Teniae coli, the three bands in which the longitudinal muscular fibres of the large intestine, except the rectum, are collected; these are the mesocolic tenia, situated at the place corresponding to the mesenteric attachment; the free tenia, opposite the mesocolic tenia; and the omental tenia, at the place corresponding to the site of adhesion of the greater omentum to the transverse colon. Synonym: bands of colon, colic teniae, teniae of Valsalva. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| venae choroideae oculi | An alternate term for vortex veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus arteriae choroideae | <anatomy, artery> An autonomic plexus accompanying the artery of the same name, derived from the internal carotid plexus. Synonym: plexus arteriae choroideae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamina basalis choroideae | The transparent, nearly structureless inner layer of the choroid in contact with the pigmented layer of the retina. Synonym: basal lamina of choroid, basal layer of choroid, Bruch's membrane, Henle's membrane, lamina vitrea, vitreous lamella, vitreous membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamina vasculosa choroideae | <anatomy> The outer portion of the choroid of the eye containing the largest blood vessels. Synonym: lamina vasculosa choroideae, Haller's vascular tissue, uvaeformis, vascular layer of choroid coat of eye, vascular layer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| taenia | Origin: L, a ribbon, a tapeworm. 1. <zoology> A genus of intestinal worms which includes the common tapeworms of man. See Tapeworm. 2. <anatomy> A band; a structural line; applied to several bands and lines of nervous matter in the brain. 3. The fillet, or band, at the bottom of a Doric frieze, separating it from the architrave. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Taenia africana | A tapeworm found in native Africans, the cysticercus of which is unknown. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Taenia armata | The pork tapeworm. Contracted from undercooked or measly pork (pork infected with the larval forms of the tapeworm). Can grow to be 3-6 feet (0.9-1.8 m) long in the human intestine. Also known as the armed tapeworm and the measly tapeworm. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Taenia crassicollis | One of the common tapeworms of household cats; the larval form is called Cysticercus fasciolaris. Synonym: Hydatigera taeniaeformis, Taenia crassicollis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Taenia demerariensis | Former name for Davainea madagascariensis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Taenia dentata | The pork tapeworm. Contracted from undercooked or measly pork (pork infected with the larval forms of the tapeworm). Can grow to be 3-6 feet (0.9-1.8 m) long in the human intestine. Also known as the armed tapeworm and the measly tapeworm. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Taenia equina | A cosmopolitan species of the horse, donkey, mule, and zebra; cysticercoid larvae are found in arthropods. Synonym: Taenia equina, Taenia quadrilobata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Taenia hominis | Unusual form of Taenia saginata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Taenia hydatigena | A tapeworm of dogs, cats, wolves, foxes, and other carnivores; the larva is known as Cysticercus tenuicollis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Taenia madagascariensis | Former name for Davainea madagascariensis. (05 Mar 2000) |