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heterophyes heterophyes
Definitions related to heterophyes heterophyes:
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A species of parasitic flatworms in the family Heterophyidae. The lifecycle of H. heterophyes involves snails as the first intermediate host, freshwater fish as the second intermediate host, and humans, fish-eating carnivores, or birds as the definitive host. Infestation causes heterophyiasis.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any trematode parasite that can be assigned to the species Heterophyes heterophyes.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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