Concept information
Preferred term
Dracunculus Nematode
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Dracunculus medinenses
- Dracunculus medinensis
- medinenses, Dracunculus
Note
- infection = DRACUNCULIASIS; coordinate with specific helminth terms (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc.) if pertinent
Scope note
- A genus of nematode parasites which inhabit the body cavity, serous membranes, and connective tissues of vertebrates. The parasitic species in humans is Dracunculus medinensis.
History note
- 2003(1963)
In other languages
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Finnish
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Dracunculus medinensis
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004321
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