Eukaryote
nematoda
Nem·a·to·da
Subclass of:
Helminths
Definitions related to nematodes:
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(nematoda) Any parasitic roundworm that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Nematoda phylum level.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(nematoda) A phylum of unsegmented helminths with fundamental bilateral symmetry and secondary triradiate symmetry of the oral and esophageal structures. Many species are parasites.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(nematoda) The taxonomic class whose members are unsegmented worms with an elongated rounded body pointed at both ends.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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