NCIt definition : A species of parasitic nematodes in the family Capillariidae. C. hepaticum causes
hepatic capillariasis in rodents and other mammals. Its life cycle is completed in
a single host species but the eggs must mature outside of the host body prior to infecting
a new host.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any nematode parasite that can be assigned to the species Calodium hepaticum.;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping