giant intestinal fluke

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• fluke — fluke1 /floohk/, n. 1. the part of an anchor that catches in the ground, esp. the flat triangular piece at the end of each arm. See diag. under anchor. 2. a barb, or the barbed head, of a harpoon, spear, arrow, or the like. 3. either half of the… …   Universalium

• 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

• Fasciolopsis — A genus of very large intestinal fasciolid flukes. [Fasciola + G. opsis, form, appearance] F. buski the large intestinal fluke, a species found in the intestine of humans in eastern and southern Asia; transmitted via ingestion of water chestnuts… …   Medical dictionary

• Fasciolopsis — n. a genus of large parasitic flukes widely distributed throughout eastern Asia and especially common in China. The adults of F. buski, the giant intestinal fluke, live in the human small intestine. Humans become infected with the fluke on eating …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Dioctophyme renale — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Nematoda Class: Se …   Wikipedia

• Fascioloides magna — Taxobox name = Giant liver fluke regnum = Animalia phylum = Platyhelminthes classis = Trematoda subclassis = Digenea ordo = Echinostomida familia = Fasciolidae genus = Fascioloides binomial = Fascioloides magna binomial authority = Bassi, 1875… …   Wikipedia

• Nematode — Not to be confused with ringworm. Nematodes Unidentified roundworm from wet soil. The mouth is at the top left corner. Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

• Schistosoma haematobium — Histopathology of bladder shows eggs of Schistosoma haematobium surrounded by intense infiltrates of eosinophils. Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… …   Medical dictionary

• 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

• 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