Eukaryote
diphyllobothrium latum
Definitions related to diphyllobothrium latum:
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A species of tapeworms in the family Diphyllobothriidae. The lifecycle of D. latum involves crustaceans, freshwater fish, and humans. Humans become infested by eating infested fish. The resulting tapeworm is the largest human tapeworm.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any cestode parasite that can be assigned to the species Diphyllobothrium latum.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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