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lungworm [1 record]

Record 1 2008-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
DEF

Any parasitic worm that invades the lungs, but generally refers to worms that preferentially invade the lungs, come to maturity there and either lay their eggs or produce viable larvae there.

OBS

Lungworm disease is caused by species-specific lungworms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
DEF

Type de nématode qui cause la broncho-pneumonie vermineuse [...] (d'après VIVET, 1984, p. 410 et le BT-197, 1990, p. 367).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de los animales
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