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Record 1 2009-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parasitoses
  • Worms and Related Organisms
DEF

An organism of the class Trematoda (phylum Platyhelminthes), characterized by a body that is usually flat and often leaflike. These parasitic trematode worms can infect the blood, liver, intestines and lungs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parasitoses
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
DEF

Vers plat, non segmenté et hermaphrodite appartenant à l'ordre des Trématodes, parasite de nombreux mammifères et de l'homme, agent des distomatoses.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Parasitosis
  • Gusanos y organismos semejantes
DEF

Gusano platelminto del orden de los Trematodos, aplanado y de forma casi ovalada, con una ventosa en el extremo anterior del cuerpo, en cuyo centro está la boca, y otra en la cara interior del animal, detrás de la primera. Vive parásito en los conductos biliares del carnero y del toro.

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