rat lungworm

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

So called as the worm typically resides in the pulmonary artery of rats.

Noun[edit]

rat lungworm (plural rat lungworms)

  1. The parasitic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis, which can cause eosinophilic meningitis in humans.

Translations[edit]

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