What does the word taenia mean?
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[ Latin] A flat band or bandage; a tape. T. fornicis, one of the superior peduncles of the pineal gland. T. hippocampi, see Corpus fimbriatum. T. semicircularis, a narrow band of nerve-substance separating, on the wall of the third ventricle, the corpus striatum from the optic thalamus. T. tecta( = hidden band), the lateral portion of the striae longitudinales, so called because covered by the callosal gyrus. T. violacea, a bluish stripe running longitudinally on the floor of the fourth ventricle or either side.
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[ Latin] See Tapeworm.
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