Preferred Label : ascaris lumbricoides;
MeSH definition : A species of parasitic nematode that is the largest found in the human intestine.
Its distribution is worldwide, but it is more prevalent in areas of poor sanitation.
Human infection with A. lumbricoides is acquired by swallowing fully embryonated eggs
from contaminated soil.;
MeSH synonym : ascaris lumbricoide; lumbricoides, ascaris;
CISMeF synonym : lumbricoide, ascaris;
MeSH annotation : a species of nematode, the largest found in the human intestine; infection: coord
IM with ASCARIASIS (IM); for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, for antibodies,
coord with ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascaris lumbricoides;
UNII : txid6252;
Origin ID : D017164;
UMLS CUI : C0003955;
Allowable qualifiers
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Record concept(s)
- See also (suggested by CISMeF)
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- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
A species of parasitic nematode that is the largest found in the human intestine.
Its distribution is worldwide, but it is more prevalent in areas of poor sanitation.
Human infection with A. lumbricoides is acquired by swallowing fully embryonated eggs
from contaminated soil.
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