Eukaryote
opisthorchis felineus
Definitions related to opisthorchis felineus:
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A species of trematode parasite in the family Opisthorchiidae characterized by a light brownish-to pink color, a cuticle lacking spines, and 2 prominent suckers, an oral sucker and a ventral one. The life cycle of O. felineus involves freshwater snails as the first intermediate host, freshwater fish as the second intermediate host, and fish-eating mammals as the definitive host. Humans may become infested by eating undercooked fish.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any trematode parasite that can be assigned to the species Opisthorchis felineus.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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