Eukaryote
toxocara Audio
tox·o·car·a
Subclass of:
Ascaridoidea
Definitions related to toxocara:
  • A genus of ascarid nematodes commonly parasitic in the intestines of cats and dogs.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A genus of parasitic nematodes in the family Toxocaridae that is commonly found in the digestive tracts of carnivorous animals, with the final host being domestic animals. The typical route of infection is through ingestion of larvae contaminated soil. Human infections more frequently occur in children.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any nematode parasite that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Toxocara genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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