Eukaryote
paragonimus westermani
Subclass of:
Paragonimus
Definitions related to paragonimus westermani:
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A species of lung fluke infecting humans and other animals, and found chiefly in Asia and the Far East.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A species of parasitic flatworms in the family Troglotrematidae. The lifecycle of P. westermani involves freshwater snails as the first intermediate host, freshwater crustaceans as the second intermediate host, and humans or cats as the definitive host. Infestation causes paragonimiasis.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any trematode parasite that can be assigned to the species Paragonimus westermani.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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