Eukaryote
trichostrongylus
Subclass of:
Trichostrongyloidea
Etymology:
Greek thrix (trich-) = hair + strongylos = rounded
Definitions related to trichostrongylus:
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A genus of parasitic nematodes found in the digestive tract of herbivorous animals. They cause incidental infections in humans from the following species: Trichostrongylus colubriformis, T. orientalis, T. axei, and T. probolurus.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A genus of parasitic nematodes in the family Strongylidae that affect domestic and wild ruminants, pigs, horses, and poultry. All Trichostrongylus species have a direct life cycle with no intermediate host. The typical route of infection is through oral ingestion of larvae-contaminated water or vegetation.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any nematode parasite that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Trichostrongylus genus level.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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