Eukaryote
capillaria philippinensis
Definitions related to capillaria philippinensis:
  • A species of parasitic nematodes in the family Capillariidae. C. philippinensis causes intestinal capillariasis. Its life cycle involves fish as intermediate hosts and fish-eating birds as definitive hosts. Humans acquire C. philippinensis by eating infested fish.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any nematode parasite that can be assigned to the species Capillaria philippinensis.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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