Eukaryote
trematoda

Trem·a·to·da [ trem-uh-toh-duh, tree-muh- ]
Subclass of:
Platyhelminthes
Definitions related to trematoda:
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A taxonomic grouping of parasitic flatworms that can be assigned to the class Trematoda.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any parasitic flatworm that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Trematoda class level.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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Class of parasitic flukes consisting of three subclasses, Monogenea, Aspidogastrea, and Digenea; the digenetic trematodes are the only ones found in man; organisms are endoparasites and require two hosts to complete their life cycle.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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