trematode

IPA: trˈɛmʌtoʊd

noun

  • (zoology) a parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda
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Examples of "trematode" in Sentences

  • Curt Lively - snails and trematode infection in New Zealand.
  • The parasite that's doing the damage is a flatworm, a trematode called Hepatodirus hominis.
  • It wouldn't be simple, because this trematode was probably Hepatodirus hominis, and it was tricky.
  • Praziquantel, a very effective drug against most trematode infections, is inactive against Fasciola species.
  • As is the case for other trematode eggs, Fasciola eggs have an operculum (a distinguishing feature) on one end and are oval in shape.
  • Further, many native populations of this organism are infected with a parasitic trematode that causes castration sterilization in females.
  • Â Further, many native populations of this organism are infected with a parasitic trematode that causes castration sterilization in females.
  • Hale found evidence of trematode genes in the sturgeon genome and of a protozoan parasite that causes a sexually transmitted disease in humans.
  • & Feminella J.W. “Parasitic mite and trematode abundance are associated with reduced reproductive output and physiological condition of freshwater mussels.”
  • While trying to find a DNA-based test to determine the sex of lake sturgeon, Purdue University researchers found that the sturgeon genome contains trematode genes that didn't originally belong to it and may harbor a protozoan parasite that causes a sexually transmitted disease in humans.

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