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any nematode of the genus Oesophagostomum.Medical dictionary. 2011.
nodular worm disease — nodule disease a disease of sheep, cattle, and pigs caused by intestinal infestation with species of Oesophagostomum, the nodular worm, which infest the intestines and become embedded in the mucous membrane, causing nodules of various sizes … Medical dictionary
nodular worm — noun also nodule worm 1. : any of several nematode worms (genus Oesophagostomum) that are parasitic in the large intestine of ruminants and swine where they cause swellings of the intestinal wall resembling abscesses 2. : a filarial worm… … Useful english dictionary
nodular disease — n infestation with or disease caused by nodular worms of the genus Oesophagostomum esp. in sheep called also nodule worm disease … Medical dictionary
pimply gut worm — noun : nodular worm … Useful english dictionary
nodule worm — noun see nodular worm … Useful english dictionary
Oesophagostomum — A genus of strongyle nematodes (subfamily Oesophagostominae) that encyst in the intestinal wall of herbivores and primates, causing nodular disease. Larvae appear to stimulate a host reaction in the intestinal wall, forming nodules in which the… … Medical dictionary
Selected infectious and parasitic diseases of animals — ▪ Table Selected infectious and parasitic diseases of animals animal(s) affected name(s) of disease nature of disease Diseases of bacterial origin most mammals, chickens necrobacillosis, calf diptheria, bovine foot rot, necrotic hepatitis,… … Universalium
oesophagostomiasis — Infection with nematode parasites of the genus Oesophagostomum. SYN: esophagostomiasis. [G. oi sophagos, gullet (esophagus), + stoma, mouth, + iasis, condition] * * * oe·soph·a·go·sto·mi·a·sis also esoph·a·go·sto·mi·a·sis i .säf ə (.)gō stə mī ə… … Medical dictionary
Onchocerca — A genus of elongated filariform nematodes (family Onchocercidae) that inhabit the connective tissue of their hosts, usually within firm nodules in which these parasites are coiled and entangled. SYN: Oncocerca. [G. onkos, a barb, + kerkos, tail]… … Medical dictionary
Oesophagostomum brevicaudum — a species that causes nodular worm disease in pigs … Medical dictionary
