Definition

Noun: * Tapeworm: A type of parasitic flatworm (cestode) that lives in the intestines of vertebrates, including humans. It has a long, ribbon-like body composed of segments and attaches to the host's intestinal wall using a head equipped with hooks or suckers.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ăn thịt bò tái có thể dẫn đến nhiễm sán dây. (Eating raw beef can lead to a tapeworm infection.)
  • Bác sĩ chẩn đoán bệnh nhân bị nhiễm sán dây. (The doctor diagnosed the patient with a tapeworm infestation.)
  • Sán dây hấp thụ chất dinh dưỡng từ vật chủ. (The tapeworm absorbs nutrients from its host.)

Advanced Usage

• Medical Context: The term is used in medical and biological contexts to describe the parasite, its life cycle, and the associated disease (bệnh sán dây - taeniasis/cestodiasis).
  • Vòng đời của sán dây thường liên quan đến hai vật chủ. (The life cycle of a tapeworm usually involves two hosts.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sán xơ mít: A common Vietnamese folk name for tapeworm, referring to its segmented body resembling a strip of dried coconut meat (xơ mít).
• Bệnh sán dây (n): Tapeworm infection, taeniasis.
• Nhiễm sán dây (v): To be infected with tapeworm.

Synonyms

• Cestode (n): The scientific/biological term for tapeworm.
• Tapeworm (n): The common English equivalent.

Related Phrases / Compound Words

• Sán dây lợn: Pork tapeworm ().
• Sán dây bò: Beef tapeworm ().
• Sán dây cá: Fish tapeworm ().

noun

1. cestode worm