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Paragonimus westermani.Medical dictionary. 2011.
lung fluke — noun : a fluke invading the lungs; especially : an Old World form (Paragonimus westermanii or P. kellicotti) attacking man and producing lesions that are comparable to those of tuberculosis and that are acquired by eating inadequately cooked… … Useful english dictionary
lung fluke — any of various trematodes, as Paragonimus westermani, parasitic in the lungs of humans and other mammals. [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
lung fluke disease — paragonimiasis … Medical dictionary
Oriental lung fluke disease — parasitic hemoptysis … Medical dictionary
fluke — Common name for members of the class Trematoda (phylum Platyhelminthes). All flukes of mammals (subclass Digenea) are internal parasites in the adult stage and are characterized by complex digenetic life cycles involving a … Medical dictionary
Liver fluke — Fasciola hepatica Liver flukes are a polyphyletic group of trematodes (phylum Platyhelminthes). Adults of liver flukes are localized in the liver of various mammals, including humans. These flatworms can occur in bile ducts, gallbladder, and… … Wikipedia
Paragonimus westermani — Egg of P. westermani Scientific classification … Wikipedia
flatworm — /flat werrm /, n. any worm of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having bilateral symmetry and a soft, solid, usually flattened body, including the planarians, tapeworms, and trematodes; platyhelminth. [1895 1900; FLAT1 + WORM] * * * or platyhelminth… … Universalium
Trematoda — Taxobox name = Trematoda image width = 250px image caption = Botulus microporus , a giant digenean parasite from the intestine of a lancetfish regnum = Animalia subregnum = Eumetazoa unranked phylum = Bilateria superphylum = Platyzoa phylum =… … Wikipedia
Dirofilaria repens — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Subkingdom: Eumetazoa (unranked) … Wikipedia
