Spirometra

"Spirometra" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A genus of tapeworms of the family Diphyllobothriidae, which are parasites of fish-eating cats, dogs, and birds. Infection in man is caused by eating undercooked fish. The larval form is called SPARGANUM.

Descriptor ID	D013146
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.500.736.215.800
Concept/Terms	Spirometra Spirometra Spirometras

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Spirometra".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Helminths [B01.050.500.500]
Platyhelminths [B01.050.500.500.736]
Cestoda [B01.050.500.500.736.215]
Spirometra [B01.050.500.500.736.215.800]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Spirometra".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Spirometra".

Spirometra
Sparganum

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