Concept information
Preferred term
Trematoda
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Fluke
- Flukes
Note
- general or unspecified; prefer specifics; infection = TREMATODE INFECTIONS; coordinate with specific precoordinated helminth terms (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc) if pertinent
Scope note
- Class of parasitic flukes consisting of subclasses Aspidogastrea and Digenea. The digenetic trematodes are the only ones found in man. They are endoparasites and require two hosts to complete their life cycle.
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URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014200
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