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Preferred term

Spirometra  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A genus of tapeworms of the family Diphyllobothriidae, which are parasites of fish-eating cats, dogs, and birds. Infection in man is caused by eating undercooked fish. The larval form is called SPARGANUM.

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Entry terms

  • txid46580

In other languages

  • French

  • Spiromètre (cestode)
  • Spiromètres
  • txid46580

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KMHX72ZN-Q

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