blood flukes

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• 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

• 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

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• 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

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• schistosomiasis — /shis teuh soh muy euh sis/, n. Pathol. an infection caused by parasitic flukes of the genus Schistosoma, occurring commonly in eastern Asia and in tropical regions and transmitted to humans through feces contaminated fresh water or snails:… …   Universalium

• Schistosomiasis — Diseases of liver, gastrointestinal tract and bladder caused by schistosomes, trematode worms that parasitize people. Infection is from infested water. There are three main species of these trematode worms (flukes) Schistosoma haematobium, S.… …   Medical dictionary

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• Schistosoma — A genus of digenetic trematodes, including the important blood flukes of humans and domestic animals, that cause schistosomiasis; characterized by elongate shape, by separate sexes with marked sexual dimorphism, by their unusual location in the… …   Medical dictionary