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Attached to the teniae coli are small, fat-filled sacs of visceral peritoneum called epiploic appendages.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Although the rectum and anal canal have neither teniae coli nor haustra, they do have well-developed layers of muscularis that create the strong contractions needed for defecation.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Twiggs describes a case in which a tapeworm 36 feet long was expelled from a child of four; and Fabre mentions the expulsion of eight teniae from a child.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Even the new-born have exhibited signs of teniae, and Haussmann has discussed this subject.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Laveran reports a case in which 23 teniae were expelled in the same day.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)