Opisthorchis felineus

Preferred Label : Opisthorchis felineus;

NCIt related terms : Cat Liver Fluke;

NCIt definition : A species of trematode parasite in the family Opisthorchiidae characterized by a light brownish-to pink color, a cuticle lacking spines, and 2 prominent suckers, an oral sucker and a ventral one. The life cycle of O. felineus involves freshwater snails as the first intermediate host, freshwater fish as the second intermediate host, and fish-eating mammals as the definitive host. Humans may become infested by eating undercooked fish.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: Any trematode parasite that can be assigned to the species Opisthorchis felineus.;

Taxon ID : 147828;

Details

Origin ID

C124356;

UMLS CUI

C0029109;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Opisthorchis felineus (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- opisthorchis [MeSH Descriptor]
- opisthorchis felineus [MeSH concept]
- opisthorchis felineus [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Eukaryote [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Opisthorchis felineus (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- opisthorchis felineus [SNOMED Notion]
- opisthorchis felineus [MeSH concept]
concept_is_in_subset
- CDISC SDTM Microorganism Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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